Early baseball in Tennessee/Club 18
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|City=Moscow | |City=Moscow | ||
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|Submitter=Bruce Allardice | |Submitter=Bruce Allardice | ||
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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." | |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." | ||
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+ | Moscow TN (current pop. about 550)is about 35 miles E of Memphis and 10 miles W of La Grange (current pop. about 135.) | ||
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|Sources=Memphis Daily Appeal, June 12, 1875 | |Sources=Memphis Daily Appeal, June 12, 1875 | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:10, 3 September 2012
Spread of baseball: Home -> Tennessee -> Early baseball in Tennessee/Club 18 |
Location | Tennessee |
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Year | 1875 |
Month | 6 |
Modern address | Moscow TN |
City | Moscow |
State | TN |
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."
Moscow TN (current pop. about 550)is about 35 miles E of Memphis and 10 miles W of La Grange (current pop. about 135.)
Sources
Memphis Daily Appeal, June 12, 1875