Early baseball in Hawaii/Club 4
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Location | Hawaii |
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Year | 1872 |
City | Honolulu |
State | HI |
Nickname | Fourth of July |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Hawaiian Gazette, July 3, 1872, under the headline "Base Ball" reports that "this afternoon" a team of the young gentlemen of this city [Honolulu] calling themselves the "Fourth of July" club, will play the U.S. Base Ball Club, comprised of officers of the USS St. Mary and Narragansett.
Sources
The Hawaiian Gazette, July 3, 1872