Belle Memphis Base Ball Club

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Nick Name	Belle Memphis Base Ball Club
Earliest Known Date	Thursday, October 25, 1866
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Location	Memphis, TN, United States
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Nine Class	Junior
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Description	"The Belle Memphis Base Ball Club have organized by the election of the following officers: Felix Leclare, president; Geo. App, vice-president; James Gatti, secretary; Adolph Maire, treasurer; Wm. J. Haire, marshal." Census records appear to show that these boys were all between the ages of 12 and 14 at the time the club was founded. The boys all lived in the 5th ward of Memphis.
Sources	"Base Ball Club." Public Ledger [Memphis, TN], 25 Oct., 1866: 3. Web, Chronicling America, 23 June, 2014. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85033673/1866-10-25/ed-1/seq-3/
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Found by	Christopher Ryland
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Entered by	Christopher Ryland
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Local-Origin Study Groups	Tennessee Association of Vintage Base Ball
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Player	Years	Roles
Adolph Maire	1866	Founder, Initial Officer
Felix Leclare	1866	Founder, Initial Officer
George App	1866	Founder, Initial Officer
James Gatti	1866	Founder, Initial Officer
William J. Haire	1866	Founder, Initial Officer