Early baseball in Nevada/Club 2
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| Location | Nevada |
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| Year | 1870 |
| Month | 6 |
| Date | 27 |
| Modern address | Carson City NV |
| City | Carson City |
| State | NV |
| Nickname | Silver Star |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Cheyenne (Wyo.) Daily Leader, June 27, 1870, notes that the Silver Star Club of Nevada lost to the Eagle Club of California in a match "for the championship of the Pacific Coast."
The San Francisco Daily Evening Bulletin, June 16, 1870, makes it clear that this is the Carson City Silver Stars, on a tour in CA playing CA teams, including the Eagles of SF.
Sources
Cheyenne (Wyo.) Daily Leader, June 27, 1870 Also NYTimes, June 27, 1870.
