Early baseball in Alabama/Club 18

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Location	Alabama
Year	1871
Month	9
City	Jacksonville
State	Alabama
Nickname	Merry Nine
Found by	Bruce Allardice

The Jacksonville Republican, September 23, 1871, reported that on the 30th the Jacksonville Base Ball Club will play the Calhoun College (of Jacksonville) picked nine. By 1872 the Jacksonville club was calling itself the “Merry Nine.”

Sources

Jacksonville Republican, September 23, 1871