Early baseball in Tennessee/Club 4

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Location	Tennessee
Year	1868
Month	5
City	Clarksville
State	Tennessee
Nickname	Lightfoots
Found by	Bruce Allardice

As early as May 22, 1868, ads for the local baseball team (the Lightfoots) appear in the Clarksville Chronicle.

Sources

Clarksville Chronicle, May 22, 1868