Early baseball in Georgia/Club 42

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Location Georgia
Year 1882
Modern address Smithville GA
City Smithville
State GA
Found by Bruce Allardice

Weekly Sumter Republican Aug. 11, 1882: “last Friday” the Americus Base Ball Club was defeated by the Smithville Base Ball Club 32-14 at Smithville.

Smithville GA (pop. about 800) is about 140 miles S of Atlanta and 60 miles SE of Columbus.

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Weekly Sumter Republican Aug. 11, 1882

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