Excelsior Club of Nashville

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Nick Name	Excelsiors
Earliest Known Date	Friday, December 21, 1866
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Location	Nashville, TN, United States
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	“The colored young men of the city took the base ball fever some time ago, and organized a club from the choicest material on hand, calling it the Excelsior. Having a high estimate of their skill in the national game, the Excelsiors have challenged every other club in the city, but unfortunately without getting any response.” Brunson, "Black Baseball" p. 246
Sources	"Local Jottings." Nashville Union and Dispatch. Dec. 21, 1866: 3. Web, Chronicling America. Mar. 24, 2014. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038521/1866-12-21/ed-1/seq-3/
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Comment	The Excelsiors were presumably the first black team in Nashville, as indicated by their inability to find an opponent. Edit with form to add a comment
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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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