Early baseball in Alabama/Club 5
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|Pagetext=The Gadsden Times May 21, 1869, reports on a meeting held on the 17th to organize a base ball club. Same, May 28, 1869, the Etowah Base Ball Club will play a match game on the 20th instant, on the play ground near Captain Barret’s. | |Pagetext=The Gadsden Times May 21, 1869, reports on a meeting held on the 17th to organize a base ball club. Same, May 28, 1869, the Etowah Base Ball Club will play a match game on the 20th instant, on the play ground near Captain Barret’s. | ||
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| + | Gadsden AL (pop. 103,000: 1880 population under 1700) is about 60 miles NE of Birmingham. | ||
|Sources=The Gadsden Times May 21, 1869, May 28, 1869. | |Sources=The Gadsden Times May 21, 1869, May 28, 1869. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:31, 2 September 2012
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| Location | Alabama |
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| Year | 1869 |
| Month | 5 |
| Date | 17 |
| Modern address | Gadsden AL |
| City | Gadsden |
| State | AL |
| Nickname | Etowah |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Gadsden Times May 21, 1869, reports on a meeting held on the 17th to organize a base ball club. Same, May 28, 1869, the Etowah Base Ball Club will play a match game on the 20th instant, on the play ground near Captain Barret’s.
Gadsden AL (pop. 103,000: 1880 population under 1700) is about 60 miles NE of Birmingham.
Sources
The Gadsden Times May 21, 1869, May 28, 1869.
