Early baseball in Florida/Club 14
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| Location | Florida |
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| Year | 1874 |
| City | Lake City |
| State | FL |
| Nickname | De Soto |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Jacksonville "New South" Aug. 5, 1874: headline "Base Ball at Lake City". Some members of the R. E. Lee BBC of Jacksonville are going to Lake City to watch a game between the DeSoto's and the Garden City's.
The latter appear to be a Tallahassee team.
Same issue has the Fat Men's BBC of Lake City challenging the "Fats" of Jacksonville Same, Aug. 12, 1874: "A state base ball organization was formed in Lake City last week."
Lake City FL (current pop. about 12, 500) is about 60 miles W of Jacksonville.
Sources
The Jacksonville "New South" Aug. 5, 1874, Aug. 12, 1874
