Early baseball in Alabama/Club 9
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| - | |Pagetext=The Memphis Appeal, May 15, 1867 reports that the “Pelham” Base Ball Club was organized at Montgomery “last Thursday.” The Memphis Avalanche, May 31, 1868 reports that Montgomery has ten baseball clubs. | + | |Pagetext=The Memphis Appeal, May 15, 1867 reports that the “Pelham” Base Ball Club was organized at Montgomery “last Thursday.” The Memphis Avalanche, May 31, 1868 reports that Montgomery has ten baseball clubs. |
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| + | Montgomery AL (pop. about 205,000 -- 103rd in the US) is in central Alabama, about 95 miles S of Birmingham and 160 miles NE of Pensacola FL. Montgomery's population in the late 1860s was about 10,000. | ||
|Sources=The Memphis Appeal, May 15, 1867; Memphis Avalanche, May 31, 1868. | |Sources=The Memphis Appeal, May 15, 1867; Memphis Avalanche, May 31, 1868. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:07, 2 September 2012
| Spread of baseball: Home -> Alabama -> Early baseball in Alabama/Club 9 |
| Location | Alabama |
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| Year | 1867 |
| Month | 5 |
| Modern address | Montgomery AL |
| City | Montgomery |
| State | AL |
| Nickname | Pelham |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Memphis Appeal, May 15, 1867 reports that the “Pelham” Base Ball Club was organized at Montgomery “last Thursday.” The Memphis Avalanche, May 31, 1868 reports that Montgomery has ten baseball clubs.
Montgomery AL (pop. about 205,000 -- 103rd in the US) is in central Alabama, about 95 miles S of Birmingham and 160 miles NE of Pensacola FL. Montgomery's population in the late 1860s was about 10,000.
Sources
The Memphis Appeal, May 15, 1867; Memphis Avalanche, May 31, 1868.
