Early baseball in Washington/Club 19
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| Location | Washington |
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| Year | 1868 |
| Month | 7 |
| Date | 25 |
| City | Vancouver |
| State | WA |
| Country | USA |
| Nickname | Washington BB Club |
| Found by | Mark Brunke |
At a meeting of the Washington B. B. Club held on Saturday evening, July 18th, the following officers were elected fro the ensuing three months: Captain L. S. Babbitt-President; Wm. Turnbull-Vice President; Wm. Leahy-Secretary; E. H. Freeman-Treasurer; J. Proebstel, M. Ball and T. Stevens-Directors. L. S. Babbitt-Captain 1st Nine; R. Glover, Umpire; E. H. Freeman-Scorer.
A SOCIAL PARTY-The Washington Base Ball Club give a "Social Party" at Oro Fino Hall, this (Friday) evening. Tickets $1.00, It promises to be a pleasant affair.
Sources
Vancouver Register, July 25, 1868
