Early baseball in South Carolina/Club 24

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Location	South Carolina
Year	1874
Modern address	Abbeville SC
City	Abbeville
State	SC
Found by	Bruce Allardice

The Charleston News & Courier, July 31, 1874, reported that Abbeville played Cokesbury on the 23rd at Cokesbury. Abbeville led 43 to 33 after 8 innings, when (for a reason unnamed) Cokesbury quit. “South Carolina…Elberton and Abbeville will play a match base ball bout next Friday.” Augusta Chronicle, June 12, 1877.

Abbeville SC (1880 pop. about 1,500) is about 30 miles SW of Greenville SC. Elberton GA (current pop. about 4750)is about 30 miles W of Abbevile.

Sources

The Charleston News & Courier, July 31, 1874; Augusta Chronicle, June 12, 1877