Early baseball in Tennessee/Club 37

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Location Tennessee
Year 1866
Note on date no later than early 1867
City Memphis
State TN
Nickname Pride of the South

In a Memphis Daily Appeal article dated September 12, 1867 about a state convention of base ball clubs, the Pride of the South Club is mentioned.

Memphis Daily Appeal - September 12, 1867

Additional notes from Jeff Kittel, 12/3/2012:

A January 1867 article exhorted club members to pay their dues or risk "public expulsion" from the club.

A July 1868 article notes that the club was playing in a series of games for the championship of West Tennessee.

Sources

Memphis Daily Appeal - September 12, 1867 Memphis Avalanche, January 10, 1867 (dues notice) Memphis Avalanche, July 16, 1868 (championship series)

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