Early baseball in Connecticut/Club 21
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| Location | Connecticut |
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| Year | 1866 |
| City | Cheshire |
| State | CT |
| Nickname | Athletic, Active |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Peter Morris et al, editors, "Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870" mentions the West Meriden team defeating the Active and Athletic of Cheshire in 1866.
Cheshire CT (current pop. about 29,000) is about 25 miles SW of Hartford and 15 miles N of New Haven.
Sources
Peter Morris et al, editors, "Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870," page 22.
