Early baseball in Georgia/Club 11
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Location | Georgia |
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Year | 1875 |
City | Bolingbroke |
State | Georgia |
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.”
Sources
Macon Weekly Telegraph, Sept. 7, 1875