Early baseball in Tennessee/Club 20

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Location	Tennessee
Year	1874
Month	4
Modern address	Norris Creek TN
City	Norris Creek
State	TN
Nickname	Invincibles
Found by	Bruce Allardice

The Invincibles of Norris Creek lost 41-51 to the Silver Star of Fayetteville “last Friday at the Fair Grounds.” Fayetteville Observer, Sept. 17, 1874.

Norris Creek, although elusive, appears to be about 70 miles S of Nashville and about 10 miles N of Fayetteville TN.

Sources

Fayetteville Observer, Sept. 17, 1874