Early baseball in Georgia/Club 17

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Location	Georgia
Year	1876
City	Covington
State	Georgia
Nickname	Champion
Found by	Bruce Allardice

The Augusta Chronicle, April 27, 1876, reports that “The Champion Base Ball Club, of Covington, will play a match game with the Oconee Club, at Monroe, Dalton County, next Saturday.”

Sources

Augusta Chronicle, April 27, 1876