Columbia Base Ball Club

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Nick Name Columbia
Earliest Known Date July 1867
Location Columbia, SC, United States
Nine Class Senior
Description

The Columbia Phoenix July 23, 1867 has an ad in which the Phil Sheridan Base Ball Club, composed of army garrison troops, challenges the “gentlemen of Columbia” to a friendly game of baseball. Same August 11 and August 16, 1867 announces meetings of the Chicora and Columbia Base Ball Clubs, perhaps formed in response to this challenge.

Same Nov. 28, 1867 says this club's grounds were near the Charlotte [RR] Depot.

Columbia SC (1860 pop. 8000; 1870 pop. 9300) is about 110 miles inland from Charleston.

Sources

The Columbia Phoenix Aug. 16, 1867 

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Found by Bruce Allardice
Entered by Bruce Allardice

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