Early baseball in Arkansas/Club 18
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| Location | Arkansas |
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| Year | 1873 |
| Month | 8 |
| Modern address | Lonoke AR |
| City | Lonoke |
| State | AR |
| Nickname | Lone Star |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Little Rock Arkansas Gazette, August 15, 1873, reports that the Capitols of Little Rock played the Lone Stars of Lonoke, at Lonoke, yesterday, with the Capitols winning 93 to 9.
Lonoke, AR, is about 25 miles E of Little Rock and now has a population of about 4500.
Sources
Little Rock Arkansas Gazette, August 15, 1873
