Early baseball in Massachusetts/Club 23
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Location | Massachusetts |
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Year | 1860 |
Month | 5 |
Date | 22 |
City | Salem |
State | MA |
Nickname | Webster |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Salem Register, May 24, 1860, says the Webster BBC of Salem was formed May 22 "by several young men of this city," under "the New England method of playing this game."
Salem MA (1860 pop. about 22,222)is about 15 miles NE of Boston.
Query: can we confirm whether this club used association rules?
Sources
Salem Register, May 24, 1860