Early baseball in Tennessee/Club 10
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| Location | Tennessee |
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| Year | 1868 |
| Month | 7 |
| Modern address | Huntingdon TN |
| City | Huntingdon |
| State | TN |
| Nickname | Saxons |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Memphis Appeal, July 16, 1868 reported on the Saxons of Huntingdon playing the Crescents of Memphis.
Huntingdon TN (current pop. 4400)is about 100 miles W of Nashville TN and about 110 miles NE of Memphis.
Sources
Memphis Appeal, July 16, 1868
