Early baseball in Virginia/Club 21
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| + | |Modern-address=Boydton VA | ||
|City=Boydton (Randolph-Macon College) | |City=Boydton (Randolph-Macon College) | ||
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|Nickname=Athletics | |Nickname=Athletics | ||
|Submitter=Bruce Allardice | |Submitter=Bruce Allardice | ||
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|Pagetext=The Athletics of Randolph-Macon played the Confederate club of Richmond on May 5, 1868. [Daniel, Baseball in Richmond, p. 9.] | |Pagetext=The Athletics of Randolph-Macon played the Confederate club of Richmond on May 5, 1868. [Daniel, Baseball in Richmond, p. 9.] | ||
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| + | Boydton VA (current pop. about 450) is about 90 miles SW of Richmond. It is the former home of Randolph-Macon university and near the southern border of VA. | ||
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|Sources=Daniel, Baseball in Richmond, p. 9. | |Sources=Daniel, Baseball in Richmond, p. 9. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:51, 4 September 2012
| Spread of baseball: Home -> Virginia -> Early baseball in Virginia/Club 21 |
| Location | Virginia |
|---|---|
| Year | 1868 |
| Month | 5 |
| Date | 5 |
| Modern address | Boydton VA |
| City | Boydton (Randolph-Macon College) |
| State | VA |
| Nickname | Athletics |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Athletics of Randolph-Macon played the Confederate club of Richmond on May 5, 1868. [Daniel, Baseball in Richmond, p. 9.]
Boydton VA (current pop. about 450) is about 90 miles SW of Richmond. It is the former home of Randolph-Macon university and near the southern border of VA.
Sources
Daniel, Baseball in Richmond, p. 9.
