Early baseball in Tennessee/Club 3
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| Location | Tennessee |
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| Year | 1867 |
| Modern address | Athens TN |
| City | Athens |
| State | TN |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Athens Republican, September 27, 1867 has an account of a baseball game played recently in that town.
Athens TN (current pop. about 13,000) is about midway between Knoxville and Chattanooga in eastern TN.
Sources
Athens Republican - September 27, 1867
