Early baseball in Arkansas/Club 24
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Location | Arkansas |
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Year | 1876 |
Month | 7 |
Modern address | Russellville AR |
City | Russellville |
State | AR |
Nickname | R. E. Lee |
The R. E. Lee club of Russellville traveled to Little Rock in July 1876 to play the local clubs. [Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia, website at www.arkbaseball.com]
Russellville (pop. 28,000) is about 70 miles NW of Little Rock and abot 80 miles E of Fort Smith.
Sources
Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia, website at www.arkbaseball.com