Club of Albany

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Nick Name	Albany
Earliest Known Date	1870
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Location	Albany, GA, United States
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NABBP Status
Nine Class
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Description	The Albany News, Sept. 20, 1870: "our young men have at last organized a base ball club" with W. P. Burks as Secy. Wiley Pope Burks (1846-1912) was a book keeper in 1870 and court clerk in 1880. Weekly Sumter Republican July 14, 1882, the “colored” club of Albany has challenged the colored club of Americus. Albany had 2101 residents in 1870.
Sources	The Albany News, Sept. 20, 1870
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Comment	1882 African American ball club Edit with form to add a comment
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
First in Location	Albany, GA
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Entry Origin	Sabrpedia
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