Early baseball in Georgia/Club 11
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|Submitter=Bruce Allardice | |Submitter=Bruce Allardice | ||
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|Pagetext=The Macon Weekly Telegraph, Sept. 7, 1875, says “The Farmers Base Ball Club from the vicinity of Bolingbroke came down yesterday to play a match game with the Star Juniors of this city.” The Star won 24-19. The article notes that the Star had beaten the Farmers in Bolingbroke “a short while since.” | |Pagetext=The Macon Weekly Telegraph, Sept. 7, 1875, says “The Farmers Base Ball Club from the vicinity of Bolingbroke came down yesterday to play a match game with the Star Juniors of this city.” The Star won 24-19. The article notes that the Star had beaten the Farmers in Bolingbroke “a short while since.” | ||
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| + | Bolingbroke is an unincorporated community just north of Macon GA and is about 70 miles SE of Atlanta. | ||
|Sources=Macon Weekly Telegraph, Sept. 7, 1875 | |Sources=Macon Weekly Telegraph, Sept. 7, 1875 | ||
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| Location | Georgia |
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| Year | 1875 |
| Modern address | Bolingbroke GA |
| City | Bolingbroke |
| State | GA |
| Nickname | Farmers |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Macon Weekly Telegraph, Sept. 7, 1875, says “The Farmers Base Ball Club from the vicinity of Bolingbroke came down yesterday to play a match game with the Star Juniors of this city.” The Star won 24-19. The article notes that the Star had beaten the Farmers in Bolingbroke “a short while since.”
Bolingbroke is an unincorporated community just north of Macon GA and is about 70 miles SE of Atlanta.
Sources
Macon Weekly Telegraph, Sept. 7, 1875
