Early baseball in Canada/Club 4
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| Location | Canada |
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| Year | 1874 |
| City | Winnipeg |
| State | Manitoba |
| Country | Canada |
| Nickname | Garry |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Canadian Encyclopedia, article on Baseball, says baseball came to Winnipeg in 1874. The Winnipeg Free Press, July 6, 1874: "Base Ball--The Selkirk Cricket Club will in a few days test the ability of the Garry Base Ball Club to play the game of the latter." This newspaper for 1874 contains various other mentions of this Garry BBC.
Winnipeg Manitoba (1871 pop. about 240; 1881 pop. about 8,000) is about 70 miles N of the US border.
Sources
Canadian Encyclopedia, article on Baseball. Winnipeg Free Press, July 6, 1874.
