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{{Origins-club | {{Origins-club | ||
|Location=Pennsylvania | |Location=Pennsylvania | ||
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|Date-note=No Later than May 1865 | |Date-note=No Later than May 1865 | ||
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In fact, a 1915 newspaper account of the May 1865 birth of Scranton PA's Wyoming BBC [see separate entry] mentions that that club's first opponent was the Susquehanna Club of nearby Wilkes-Barre PA. No further detail appear. | In fact, a 1915 newspaper account of the May 1865 birth of Scranton PA's Wyoming BBC [see separate entry] mentions that that club's first opponent was the Susquehanna Club of nearby Wilkes-Barre PA. No further detail appear. | ||
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|Sources=A account of Scranton club founder James Linen's base ball career is found at http://thenewyorkclipper.com/james-linen-n-things. That account cites an interview of Linen appearing in the June 6, 1915 issue of the Elmira NY Morning Telegram. | |Sources=A account of Scranton club founder James Linen's base ball career is found at http://thenewyorkclipper.com/james-linen-n-things. That account cites an interview of Linen appearing in the June 6, 1915 issue of the Elmira NY Morning Telegram. | ||
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