Early baseball in Tennessee/Club 26
From SABR Encyclopedia
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| Location | Tennessee |
|---|---|
| Year | 1874 |
| Modern address | Smyrna TN |
| City | Smyrrna |
| State | TN |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Fayetteville Observer, Sept. 17, 1874, says “a colored base ball club in uniform, from Stewart’s Creek, in a wagon drawn by horses with flags, came to town last Saturday, and played a game with the Fayetteville colored club near the depot.”
Stewsrt's Creek appears to be an area near Smyrna TN. It is about 25 miles S of Nashville and about 60 miles N of Fayetteville TN.
Sources
Fayetteville Observer, Sept. 17, 1874
