Early baseball in South Carolina/Club 24
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|Location=South Carolina | |Location=South Carolina | ||
| - | |Year= | + | |Year=1874 |
| + | |Modern-address=Abbeville SC | ||
|City=Abbeville | |City=Abbeville | ||
| - | |State= | + | |State=SC |
|Submitter=Bruce Allardice | |Submitter=Bruce Allardice | ||
| - | |First= | + | |First=No |
| - | |Approved= | + | |Approved=Yes |
| - | |Pagetext=“South Carolina…Elberton and Abbeville will play a match base ball bout next Friday.” Augusta Chronicle, June 12, 1877. | + | |Pagetext=The Charleston News & Courier, July 31, 1874, reported that Abbeville played Cokesbury on the 23rd at Cokesbury. Abbeville led 43 to 33 after 8 innings, when (for a reason unnamed) Cokesbury quit. |
| - | |Sources=Augusta Chronicle, June 12, 1877 | + | “South Carolina…Elberton and Abbeville will play a match base ball bout next Friday.” Augusta Chronicle, June 12, 1877. |
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| + | Abbeville SC (1880 pop. about 1,500) is about 30 miles SW of Greenville SC. Elberton GA (current pop. about 4750)is about 30 miles W of Abbevile. | ||
| + | |Sources=The Charleston News & Courier, July 31, 1874; Augusta Chronicle, June 12, 1877 | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:23, 9 November 2012
| Spread of baseball: Home -> South Carolina -> Early baseball in South Carolina/Club 24 |
| Location | South Carolina |
|---|---|
| Year | 1874 |
| Modern address | Abbeville SC |
| City | Abbeville |
| State | SC |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Charleston News & Courier, July 31, 1874, reported that Abbeville played Cokesbury on the 23rd at Cokesbury. Abbeville led 43 to 33 after 8 innings, when (for a reason unnamed) Cokesbury quit. “South Carolina…Elberton and Abbeville will play a match base ball bout next Friday.” Augusta Chronicle, June 12, 1877.
Abbeville SC (1880 pop. about 1,500) is about 30 miles SW of Greenville SC. Elberton GA (current pop. about 4750)is about 30 miles W of Abbevile.
Sources
The Charleston News & Courier, July 31, 1874; Augusta Chronicle, June 12, 1877
