Early baseball in Alabama/Club 5

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Location	Alabama
Year	1869
Month	5
Date	17
City	Gadsden
State	Alabama
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.

Sources

The Gadsden Times May 21, 1869, May 28, 1869.