Early baseball in Oklahoma/Club 1
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| Location | Oklahoma |
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| Year | 1882 |
| Month | 9 |
| Modern address | Tahlequah OK |
| City | Tahlequah |
| State | OK |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Cherokee Advocate, Sept. 22, 1882: "We learn that the young men of Tahlequah propose, within the next few days, to organize a "base ball" team."
Tahlequah (current pop. about 15,800)is about 70 miles east of Tulsa.
Sources
Cherokee Advocate, Sept. 22, 1882
