Early baseball in Canada/Club 7
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| Location | Canada |
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| Year | 1878 |
| Month | 4 |
| Date | 4 |
| City | Emerson |
| State | Manitoba |
| Country | Canada |
| Nickname | Emerson BBC |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Winnipeg Free Press, April 16, 1878, announces that on the 4th Emerson organized the Emerson BBC. The club intends to challenge the Ridge, Pembina and neighboring cities.
Emerson was/is a railroad town south of Winnipeg on the border with North Dakota. It was founded in 1873, by American-Canadian railroad interests.
Sources
Winnipeg Free Press, April 16, 1878
