Early baseball in Mississippi/Club 1
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| Location | Mississippi |
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| Year | 1868 |
| Month | 8 |
| Modern address | Biloxi MS |
| City | Biloxi |
| State | MS |
| Nickname | Palmetto |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The New Orleans Times, August 16, 1868, mentioned a match game between the Palmetto club of Biloxi and the Resolute of Pass Christian.
Biloxi MS (pop. about 44,000)is on the Gulf of Mexico and about 150 miles S of Jackson.
Sources
New Orleans Times, August 16, 1868
