Early baseball in North Carolina/Club 3

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Location	North Carolina
Year	1879
City	Charlotte
State	North Carolina
Nickname	Lightfoots
Found by	Bruce Allardice

The first mention I’ve found is the game of the “Swift Foots” of Charlotte against the “Swift Foots” of Salisbury, at Concord, NC, July 17, 1879. See Salisbury Carolina Watchman, July 10, July 24, 1879.

Sources

See Salisbury Carolina Watchman, July 10, July 24, 1879.