Early baseball in Louisiana/Club 15

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Location	Louisiana
Year	1872
City	Shreveport
State	Louisiana
Nickname	Arlington, Blue Stockings
Found by	Bruce Allardice

The New Orleans Times-Picayune, June 12, 1872, under the headline “Shreveport Items,” writes that “The Arlington and Blue Stockings had a match game of base ball on the 5th for the championship of 1872. The Arlingtons won by 57 to 32.”

Sources

New Orleans Times-Picayune, June 12, 1872