Early baseball in Massachusetts/Club 24

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Location Massachusetts
Year 1860
Month 5
Date 28
Note on date No Later than May 1860
City Salem
State MA
Nickname Franklin
Found by Bruce Allardice

Salem Register, May 31, 1860, reports that the Franklin BBC was formed May 28th, and adopted the Massachusetts rules.

Salem MA (1860 pop. about 22,222) is about 15 miles NE of Boston.

Query: can we confirm whether this club used association rules?

Sources

Salem Register, May 31, 1860

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