Early baseball in Georgia/Club 41
From SABR Encyclopedia
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| Location | Georgia |
|---|---|
| Year | 1878 |
| Month | 7 |
| Modern address | Schley County GA |
| City | Schley County |
| State | GA |
| Nickname | Phil Cook |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Weekly Sumter Republican, July 19, 1878, ran an item from Schley County dated July 13: “The young men of this county met and organized a base ball club this evening… They unanimously voted the [team] name of Phil Cook.”
Schley County GA (1880 pop. 5300) is about 110 miles S of Atlanta and anout 45 miles SE of Columbus GA.
Sources
Weekly Sumter Republican, July 19, 1878
