Early baseball in Georgia/Club 44

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We do not find a contemporary confirmation of Thompson, Georgia.  The town may have been annexed by another jurisdiction.
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Location Georgia
Year 1877
City Thompson
State GA
Nickname Up and At Em
Found by Bruce Allardice

“In Thompson, Georgia in 1877 the colorfully named Up and At Em club outrageously beat the Skunk Em team, 57-27.” William Joseph Baker, Playing with God: Religion and Modern Sport, p. 93.

We do not find a contemporary confirmation of Thompson, Georgia. The town may have been annexed by another jurisdiction.

Sources

William Joseph Baker, Playing with God: Religion and Modern Sport, p. 93.

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