Early baseball in New York (state)/Club 65
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| Location | New York (state) |
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| Year | 1859 |
| City | Oswego |
| State | NY |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Ontarios |
| Found by | Peter Morris |
The Ontario Club formed in 1859 but was not much heard from until 1864.
Oswego NY (1860's pop. about 3,000)is on the Eastern shore of Lake Ontario and about 35 miles NW of Syracuse.
Sources
Peter Morris, "Ontarios of Oswego," Base Ball Pioneers (McFarland, 2012), page 87.
