Early baseball in Georgia/Club 7
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|Pagetext=In 1866 a Dixie club composed of university students defeated Gate City of Atlanta. The (Athens) Southern Watchman, July 17, 1867 welcomed “the advent of Base Ball Clubs in our community.” Mentions three clubs already formed, the Franklin, Adelphia, and University (obviously formed around the University of Georgia students, the original name of the school being Franklin College). The Franklin has already played an intra-squad game, among spectators who knew “nothing” about the game. | |Pagetext=In 1866 a Dixie club composed of university students defeated Gate City of Atlanta. The (Athens) Southern Watchman, July 17, 1867 welcomed “the advent of Base Ball Clubs in our community.” Mentions three clubs already formed, the Franklin, Adelphia, and University (obviously formed around the University of Georgia students, the original name of the school being Franklin College). The Franklin has already played an intra-squad game, among spectators who knew “nothing” about the game. | ||
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| + | Athens GA (1870 population about 4200) is about 60 miles NE of Atlanta. | ||
|Sources=(Athens) Southern Watchman, July 17, 1867 | |Sources=(Athens) Southern Watchman, July 17, 1867 | ||
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| Location | Georgia |
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| Year | 1867 |
| Month | 7 |
| Modern address | Athens GA |
| City | Athens |
| State | GA |
| Nickname | Franklin, Adelphia, University |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
In 1866 a Dixie club composed of university students defeated Gate City of Atlanta. The (Athens) Southern Watchman, July 17, 1867 welcomed “the advent of Base Ball Clubs in our community.” Mentions three clubs already formed, the Franklin, Adelphia, and University (obviously formed around the University of Georgia students, the original name of the school being Franklin College). The Franklin has already played an intra-squad game, among spectators who knew “nothing” about the game.
Athens GA (1870 population about 4200) is about 60 miles NE of Atlanta.
Sources
(Athens) Southern Watchman, July 17, 1867
