Early baseball in Tennessee/Club 14
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|Pagetext=The Memphis Daily Appeal, June 12, 1875: “Another exciting contest came off at Moscow last Thursday. The Moscowites had respectfully solicited La Grange’s champion baseball club. The Excelsiors came down in all their splendor and beautiful uniform. They made quite a handsome appearance.” | |Pagetext=The Memphis Daily Appeal, June 12, 1875: “Another exciting contest came off at Moscow last Thursday. The Moscowites had respectfully solicited La Grange’s champion baseball club. The Excelsiors came down in all their splendor and beautiful uniform. They made quite a handsome appearance.” | ||
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| + | La Grange TN (current population about 135) is about 45 miles E of Memphis. Moscow TN (current pop. about 550)is about 10 miles W of La Grange. | ||
|Sources=Memphis Daily Appeal, June 12, 1875 | |Sources=Memphis Daily Appeal, June 12, 1875 | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:06, 3 September 2012
| Spread of baseball: Home -> Tennessee -> Early baseball in Tennessee/Club 14 |
| Location | Tennessee |
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| Year | 1875 |
| Modern address | La Grange TN |
| City | La Grange |
| State | TN |
| Nickname | Excelsiors |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Memphis Daily Appeal, June 12, 1875: “Another exciting contest came off at Moscow last Thursday. The Moscowites had respectfully solicited La Grange’s champion baseball club. The Excelsiors came down in all their splendor and beautiful uniform. They made quite a handsome appearance.”
La Grange TN (current population about 135) is about 45 miles E of Memphis. Moscow TN (current pop. about 550)is about 10 miles W of La Grange.
Sources
Memphis Daily Appeal, June 12, 1875
