Early baseball in Mississippi/Club 1
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Location | Mississippi |
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Year | 1868 |
Month | 8 |
Modern address | Biloxi MS |
City | Biloxi |
State | MS |
Nickname | Palmetto |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The New Orleans Times, August 16, 1868, mentioned a match game between the Palmetto club of Biloxi and the Resolute of Pass Christian.
Biloxi MS (pop. about 44,000)is on the Gulf of Mexico and about 150 miles S of Jackson.
Sources
New Orleans Times, August 16, 1868