Early baseball in Georgia/Club 14
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| + | |Modern-address=Cairo GA | ||
|City=Cairo | |City=Cairo | ||
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|Nickname=Red Clouds | |Nickname=Red Clouds | ||
|Submitter=Bruce Allardice | |Submitter=Bruce Allardice | ||
| - | |First= | + | |First=No |
| - | |Approved= | + | |Approved=Yes |
|Pagetext=The Thomasville Times, Aug. 14, 1875, reports “Cairo still improves. She has a base ball club and a fumbling club. The base ball club has twenty-five members. They will appear in uniform today at two o’clock.” Same, Oct. 23, 1875 says the “Aucillas” of Boston “will play a Bainbridge club on the grounds of the Red Clouds at Cairo, this week.” | |Pagetext=The Thomasville Times, Aug. 14, 1875, reports “Cairo still improves. She has a base ball club and a fumbling club. The base ball club has twenty-five members. They will appear in uniform today at two o’clock.” Same, Oct. 23, 1875 says the “Aucillas” of Boston “will play a Bainbridge club on the grounds of the Red Clouds at Cairo, this week.” | ||
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| + | Cairo GA (current population about 9600) is about 200 miles S of Atlanta and about 30 miles N of Tallahassee FL. | ||
|Sources=Thomasville Times, Aug. 14, Oct. 23 1875 | |Sources=Thomasville Times, Aug. 14, Oct. 23 1875 | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:59, 3 September 2012
| Spread of baseball: Home -> Georgia -> Early baseball in Georgia/Club 14 |
| Location | Georgia |
|---|---|
| Year | 1875 |
| Month | 8 |
| Date | 14 |
| Modern address | Cairo GA |
| City | Cairo |
| State | GA |
| Nickname | Red Clouds |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Thomasville Times, Aug. 14, 1875, reports “Cairo still improves. She has a base ball club and a fumbling club. The base ball club has twenty-five members. They will appear in uniform today at two o’clock.” Same, Oct. 23, 1875 says the “Aucillas” of Boston “will play a Bainbridge club on the grounds of the Red Clouds at Cairo, this week.”
Cairo GA (current population about 9600) is about 200 miles S of Atlanta and about 30 miles N of Tallahassee FL.
Sources
Thomasville Times, Aug. 14, Oct. 23 1875
