Prosperity Club of Newberry: Difference between revisions
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Latest revision as of 20:10, 27 September 2020
Nick Name | Prosperity |
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Earliest Known Date | 1874 |
Last Known Game | |
Location | Newberry, SC, United States |
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Description | “It is believed that one of the earliest games [of baseball] was played in Cokesbury, near Greenwood, in 1873. A Prosperity club, near Newberry, was organized the following year.” Thomas K. Perry, Textile League Baseball: South Carolina’s Mill Teams, 1880-1955 (2004), p. 6. The Charleston News & Courier, Aug. 10, 1874 reprots that the Newberry BBC played the "White Stockings" at Newberry on the 31st. Newberry SC (1880 pop. about 2300) is about 40 miles NW of Columbia SC. |
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Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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Entry Origin | Sabrpedia |
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