Hancock Club of Brownsville

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Nick Name Hancock
Earliest Known Date 1868
Location Brownsville, TX, United States
Nine Class Senior
Description

The New York Clipper, July 25, 1868  reports that on July 4th in Brownsville, the Rio Grande Club of the 26th US Infantry played the Hancock BBC of the 1st US Artillery. Says the Hancock organized in 1866 as the Gulf BBC.

The garrison club games appear to have been played on the cavalry parade grounds. See The Brownsville Daily Ranchero, Oct. 21, 1869

Sources

The New York Clipper, July 25, 1868

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Found by Bruce Allardice
Entered by Bruce Allardice

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