Early baseball in Tennessee/Club 14

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Location	Tennessee
Year	1875
City	La Grange
State	Tennessee
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.”

Sources

Memphis Daily Appeal, June 12, 1875