Early baseball in Massachusetts/Club 39

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Location	Massachusetts
Year	1866
City	Walpole
State	MA
Nickname	Rough & Ready
Found by	Bruce Allardice

The Boston Herald, Aug. 27, 1866 reports that the Winthrop of Boston beat the Rough & Ready of Walpole 83 to 21 on the Common, Sunday, Aug. 26th.

Walpole MA (1870 pop. about 2,100) is about 20 miles SW of Boston.

Sources

The Boston Herald, Aug. 27, 1866