Southern Club of Bluefields
| Nick Name | Southern |
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| Earliest Known Date | Thursday, May 9, 1889 |
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| Location | Bluefields, Nicaragua |
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| Description | The Southern Club was formed in 1889 with the aid of Albert Addlesberg. The location was the Mosquito Coast, re-annexed by Nicaragua in 1893. Addlesberg imported equipment from New Orleans to facilitate play. <Unidentified source, "Baseball in Nicaragua> |
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| Comment | "Before baseball became popular among Nicaraguans, the British, who occupied the Atlantic Coast, introduced cricket. However, a businessman from the U.S. named Albert Addlesburg who lived in Bluefields in the 1880s became fed up with local sports authorities and convinced two cricket teams to switch to baseball instead. The two baseball teams had their first game in 1887, and the first official games took place in Managua in 1891." http://cultureboxes.unm.edu/countries/Nicaragua/resources/Culture-Box-of-Nicaragua.pdf Edit with form to add a comment |
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| First in Location | Nicaragua |
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| Entry Origin | Sabrpedia |
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