Early baseball in Hawaii/Club 4

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Location	Hawaii
Year	1872
City	Honolulu
State	Hawaii
Nickname	Fourth of July
Found by	Bruce Allardice

The Hawaiian Gazette, July 3, 1872, under the headline "Base Ball" reports that "this afternoon" a team of the young gentlemen of this city [Honolulu] calling themselves the "Fourth of July" club, will play the U.S. Base Ball Club, comprised of officers of the USS St. Mary and Narragansett.

Sources

The Hawaiian Gazette, July 3, 1872