Early baseball in Canada/Club 3
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Revision as of 19:23, 16 September 2012
| Spread of baseball: Home -> Canada -> Early baseball in Canada/Club 3 |
| Location | Canada |
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| Year | 1872 |
| City | Victoria |
| State | British Columbia |
| Country | Canada |
| Nickname | Olympics |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Portland Oregonian, Sept. 11, 1872 mentions the Olympics BBC of Victoria, British Columbia, playing the Washington BBC of Olympia, WA.
ictoria BC (1871 pop. about 3,300) is about 110 kilometers SW of Vancouver BC and about 120 miles NW of Seattle WA.
Sources
Portland Oregonian, Sept. 11, 1872
