Vance Base Ball Club of Goldsboro

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Nick Name	Goldsboro
Earliest Known Date	April 1867
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Location	Goldsboro, NC, United States
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Description	The Petersburg Index, April 4, 1867 says a baseball club has been organized at Goldsboro. This is undoubtedly the Vance Base Ball Club, whose organization is reported in the Raleigh Weekly Progress, April 11, 1867. J. W. Jones is announced as president of this club. Goldsboro NC (current pop. about 37,500) is about 50 miles SE of Raleigh NC. A match was played in Goldsboro April 5, 1865 between two team of Union army soldiers, both representing the 102nd NY Inf. See the New York Clipper, April 29, 1865.
Sources	The Petersburg Index, April 4, 1867. Raleigh Weekly Progress, April 11, 1867
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
First in Location	Goldsboro, NC
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