Early baseball in Texas/Club 1

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Location	Texas
Year	1859
Month	2
Date	24
Modern address	Galveston TX
City	Galveston
State	TX
Country	US
First in Texas	Yes
Found by	Bruce Allardice

A Base Ball Club was organized in Galveston "under the same rules as govern the clubs of the North."

I. M. Freeman was elected President, A. Davidson Vice President, E. Van York, Treasurer, and Newt. Squires Secretary.

As of May 2012, we have no record of games played by this club.

NOTE: in October 2012, Mike Vance was able to find out more about the founders of this club.]

Sources

Galveston Civilian and Gazette Weekly, March 1, 1859; submitted by Bruce Allardice, August 14, 2010.