Early baseball in South Carolina/Club 12

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Location	South Carolina
Year	1867
City	Columbia
State	South Carolina
Nickname	Phil Sheridan, Chicora
Found by	Bruce Allardice

Columbia Phoenix July 23, 1867 has an ad in which the Phil Sheridan Base Ball Club, composed of army garrison troops, challenges the “gentlemen of Columbia” to a friendly game of baseball. Same August 11 and August 16, 1867 announces meetings of the Chicora and Columbia Base Ball Clubs, perhaps formed in response to this challenge.

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Columbia Phoenix, July 23, August 11, August 16, 1867.