Early baseball in Rhode Island/Club 2

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Location	Rhode Island
Year	1866
City	Newport
State	Rhode Island
Nickname	U.D.
Found by	Bruce Allardice

The Newport Mercury June 5, 1869, reports on the Newport BBC. Same, Dec. 1, 1866, reports on two nines of the newly formed "U.D." club of this city playing a game.

Sources

Newport Mercury June 5, 1869, Dec. 1, 1866.