Early baseball in Connecticut/Club 21

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Location Connecticut
Year 1866
City Cheshire
State CT
Nickname Athletic, Active
Found by Bruce Allardice

Peter Morris et al, editors, "Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870" mentions the West Meriden team defeating the Active and Athletic of Cheshire in 1866.

Cheshire CT (current pop. about 29,000) is about 25 miles SW of Hartford and 15 miles N of New Haven.

Sources

Peter Morris et al, editors, "Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870," page 22.

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