Sweet Gum Deadeners of Hopkinsville

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Nick Name Sweet Gum Deadeners
Earliest Known Date 1875
Location Hopkinsville, KY, United States
Nine Class Senior
Description

The Clarksville (TN) Weekly Chronicle, July 31, 1875, headline: "Base Ball. Hopkinsville and Clarksville. A Visit to the Former City". Article tells of a visit by the Bailey Base Ball Club of Clarksville to play the Brown Stockings of Hopkinsville. Hopkinsville won, 30 to 15.

Same Aug. 21, 1875, mentions the Bailey BBC is going to play a return match with the Brown Stockings, and also has this: "Base Ball--the game between the Sweet Gum Deadeners of Hopkinsville, Ky., and the Baileys of this city on Friday of last week, resulted in a victory for the latter..." Clarksville won 22 to 4 in Clarksville.

Sources

The Clarksville (TN) Weekly Chronicle, July 31, 1875, Aug. 21, 1875.

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Found by Bruce Allardice
First in Location Hopkinsville, KY

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