Author Archives: Christopher Ryland

Another Report of the Founding of the Rock City Club

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Christopher Ryland

I recently posted about the formation of the Rock City Club in April of 1866. For the record, here is a second account, this time from the April 15 edition of the Nashville Weekly Press and Times. “Base Ball.–We are … Continue reading →

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Another Account of the New Cumberland Club

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Christopher Ryland

From the Nashville Daily Press and Times, April 21, 1866. “The Challenge Accepted.–Recently the Rock City Base Ball Club challenged the Cumberland Base Ball Club to a test of strength. The challenge has been accepted, and Saturday next, at three … Continue reading →

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Bluff City Club Meeting, 1867

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Christopher Ryland

From the November 2, 1867 issue of the Memphis Public Ledger: “All the members of the Bluff City Base Ball Club are earnestly requested to meet at their club room, No. — Main street, on the 3rd inst., at 9:30 … Continue reading →

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The First Tennessee Base Ball Club Organizes, 1866

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Christopher Ryland

[Note: Since I first wrote this post, I’ve learned that the Lookout Club of Chattanooga was established in the fall of 1865.] Even though the  Nashville Hickory Club had at least contemplated a game of baseball in 1857, and even … Continue reading →

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A Baseball Game in Nashville in 1860

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Christopher Ryland

For several years in the late 1950s, the Nashville newspapers had been exhorting the men of Nashville to begin playing baseball and other outdoor sports. In 1857, the Hickory Club had shown some promise of organizing a baseball nine, and … Continue reading →

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Base Ball Convention in Memphis, September 1867

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Christopher Ryland

After the first Tennessee base ball convention in Chattanooga in May, 1867, the second was held in Memphis in September of that year. This account is from the Memphis Public Ledger on September 13. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85033673/1867-09-13/ed-1/seq-3/ “Base Ball Convention.– Yesterday during … Continue reading →

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Chattanooga Lightfoots Vanquish their Atlanta Foes, Jan. 2, 1867

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Christopher Ryland

On Jan. 2, 1867, the Lightfoot Club of Chattanooga defeated the Atlanta Club (in Atlanta), 46-7. From the Winchester Home Journal, Jan. 19, 1867.

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Rock City to Play Stonewalls for Davidson Co. Championship, 1867

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Christopher Ryland

From the Nashville Union and Dispatch, June 22, 1867. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038521/1867-06-22/ed-1/seq-3/ “Match Game for the Championship.– The Rock City and Stonewall Base Ball Clubs will play a match game for championship of Davidson county, on the grounds of the Stonewall club, … Continue reading →

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The Holston Base Ball Club Victorious, 1867 “Champions of the State”

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Christopher Ryland

From Brownlow’s The Knoxville Whig, September 25, 1867: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045629/1867-09-25/ed-1/seq-3/ “The Holston Base Ball Club Victorious.– The third of the match games between the Mountain City Club of Chattanooga, and the Holston Club of Knoxville, was played at Athens on Saturday … Continue reading →

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A Juvenile Championship of Davidson County, June 30, 1867

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Christopher Ryland

From the Nashville Union and Dispatch, June 30, 1867: “Base Ball.–The Morgan and Forrest Clubs, juvenile, played a match game for the championship of Davidson county yesterday. The Forrest won, scoring forty-one to twenty-six by the Morgan.” http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038521/1867-06-30/ed-1/seq-3/

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