Early baseball in New Jersey/Club 24

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Location	New Jersey
Year	1855
Month	7
Date	19
City	Jersey City
State	New Jersey
Country	USA
Nickname	John Zinn

"The Excelsior Base Ball Club of Jersey City was permanently organized last evening."

Sources

New York Times, 7/20/1855