Early baseball in Georgia/Club 44

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Location	Georgia
Year	1877
City	Thompson
State	Georgia
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.

Sources

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