Early baseball in Kentucky/Club 3
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| Location | Kentucky |
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| Year | 1866 |
| Month | 7 |
| Date | 28 |
| Note on date | Not Later Than September 1866 |
| City | Covington |
| State | KY |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Covington Base Ball Club |
According to Henry Ellard, Base Ball in Cincinnati (McFarland, 2004), page 22, Covington hosted the Live Oak Club of Cincinnati on 9/15/1866, winning 28-21.
"BASE BALL.
ALL GENTLEMEN OF COVINGTON
Those desirous of forming a Base Ball Club are requested to meet at the residence of W.L. Grant, on Third Street between Madison and Scott, Covington, Ky., on SATURDAY EVENING, July 28 at 8 o'clock."
Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, 28 July 1866
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Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, 28 July 1866
