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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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Picked Nine of Memphis vs. Bluff City – May, 1869

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Christopher Ryland

“Base Ball. The match game of of base ball which came off on Wednesday last [May 26, 1869], between the Bluff City base ball club and a picked nine, resulted in the defeat of the former by a score of … Continue reading →

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Tribute to Thomas Kinna from his Teammates

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Christopher Ryland

In a previous post I described the murder of base ball player Thomas Kinna in August of 1868. A few days later his teammates from the Bluff City Club (apparently Kinna had switched allegiance from the Mechanics Club within the … Continue reading →

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Pitcher Thomas Kinna Meets His Doom: August, 1868

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Christopher Ryland

In a previous post, we learned how Thomas Kinna, a pitcher for the Mechanics Club of Memphis, had been non-fatally stabbed in a beer saloon in 1867. Not quite a year later, in yet another saloon in August 1868, he … Continue reading →

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Bluff City Club of Memphis (Sept., 1866)

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Christopher Ryland

“Notice.–There will be a meeting of the Bluff City Base Ball Club on Thursday evening, September 20th, on Hernando street, near the corner of Elliott.”

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1869 Base Ball Championship of the Southwest

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Christopher Ryland

Public Ledger (Memphis, TN) August 14, 1869 Base Ball — The Championship of the Southwest was decided in favor of New Orleans. A game of base ball was played at the Race Track yesterday afternoon by the Southern Base Ball … Continue reading →

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