Early baseball in South Carolina/Club 16
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|Pagetext=“It is believed that one of the earliest games [of baseball] was played in Cokesbury, near Greenwood, in 1873. A Prosperity club, near Newberry, was organized the following year.” Thomas K. Perry, Textile League Baseball: South Carolina’s Mill Teams, 1880-1955 (2004), p. 6. | |Pagetext=“It is believed that one of the earliest games [of baseball] was played in Cokesbury, near Greenwood, in 1873. A Prosperity club, near Newberry, was organized the following year.” Thomas K. Perry, Textile League Baseball: South Carolina’s Mill Teams, 1880-1955 (2004), p. 6. | ||
| - | Newberry SC (1880 pop. about 2300) is about 40 miles NW of Columbia SC. | + | The Charleston News & Courier, Aug. 10, 1874 reprots that the Newberry BBC played the "White Stockings" at Newberry on the 31st. |
| - | |Sources=Thomas K. Perry, Textile League Baseball: South Carolina’s Mill Teams, 1880-1955 (2004), p. 6. | + | |
| + | Newberry SC (1880 pop. about 2300) is about 40 miles NW of Columbia SC. | ||
| + | |Sources=Thomas K. Perry, Textile League Baseball: South Carolina’s Mill Teams, 1880-1955 (2004), p. 6. The Charleston News & Courier, Aug. 10, 1874. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:38, 9 November 2012
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| Location | South Carolina |
|---|---|
| Year | 1874 |
| Modern address | Newberry SC |
| City | Newberry |
| State | SC |
| Nickname | Prosperity |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
“It is believed that one of the earliest games [of baseball] was played in Cokesbury, near Greenwood, in 1873. A Prosperity club, near Newberry, was organized the following year.” Thomas K. Perry, Textile League Baseball: South Carolina’s Mill Teams, 1880-1955 (2004), p. 6.
The Charleston News & Courier, Aug. 10, 1874 reprots that the Newberry BBC played the "White Stockings" at Newberry on the 31st.
Newberry SC (1880 pop. about 2300) is about 40 miles NW of Columbia SC.
Sources
Thomas K. Perry, Textile League Baseball: South Carolina’s Mill Teams, 1880-1955 (2004), p. 6. The Charleston News & Courier, Aug. 10, 1874.
