Early baseball in Georgia/Club 12
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|Nickname=Aucillas | |Nickname=Aucillas | ||
|Submitter=Bruce Allardice | |Submitter=Bruce Allardice | ||
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|Pagetext=The Thomasville Times, Oct. 23, 1875: “Boston Department… six of our base ball club visited Thomasville last week and scored twenty-four more than the Tocwottons. The Aucillas will play a Bainbridge club on the grounds of the Red Clouds at Cairo, this week.” | |Pagetext=The Thomasville Times, Oct. 23, 1875: “Boston Department… six of our base ball club visited Thomasville last week and scored twenty-four more than the Tocwottons. The Aucillas will play a Bainbridge club on the grounds of the Red Clouds at Cairo, this week.” | ||
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| + | Boston GA (current population about 1300) is 210 miles S of Atlanta. Boston is about 12 miles from the FL border and about 30 miles NE od Tallahassee FL. | ||
|Sources=Thomasville Times, Oct. 23, 1875 | |Sources=Thomasville Times, Oct. 23, 1875 | ||
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Revision as of 01:54, 3 September 2012
| Spread of baseball: Home -> Georgia -> Early baseball in Georgia/Club 12 |
| Location | Georgia |
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| Year | 1875 |
| Modern address | Boston GA |
| City | Boston |
| State | GA |
| Nickname | Aucillas |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Thomasville Times, Oct. 23, 1875: “Boston Department… six of our base ball club visited Thomasville last week and scored twenty-four more than the Tocwottons. The Aucillas will play a Bainbridge club on the grounds of the Red Clouds at Cairo, this week.”
Boston GA (current population about 1300) is 210 miles S of Atlanta. Boston is about 12 miles from the FL border and about 30 miles NE od Tallahassee FL.
Sources
Thomasville Times, Oct. 23, 1875
