Early baseball in Virginia/Club 4

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Location	Virginia
Year	1860
Month	4
City	Norfolk
State	VA
Country	US
Nickname	Henry Clay Club, Sumpter Club
First in Virginia	Yes
Found by	Craig Waff

In a game report in the the Sunday Mercury in May 1860, it was reported that the Marion Club, from Williamsburg [Brooklyn] had been received by the Henry Clay Club as well as the Sumter Club during an eight-day visit to Norfolk. See the separate account of this game.

Norfolk VA (1860 pop. about 14,500) is about 95 miles SW of Richmond VA.

Sources

H. F. W. (Marion club secretary), “Out-Door Sports: Base Ball: Death on the Field,” [New York] Sunday Mercury, vol. 22, no. 20 (13 May 1860), p. 5, col. 5