Early baseball in Illinois/Club 7

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-	The Janesville Gazette of October 11, 1866 reported in Beloit that the previous week, 4,000 were on the grounds to witness a game played between the Freeport and Beloit boys. Unknown if this is the Beloit Badgers or the Olympians of Beloit College. (See entries for Beloit Badgers and Olympians of Beloit College under Wisconsin clubs.)

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Location	Illinois
Year	1866
Month	10
City	Freeport
State	IL
Country	US
Found by	Dennis Pajot

The Janesville Gazette of October 11, 1866 reported in Beloit that the previous week, 4,000 were on the grounds to witness a game played between the Freeport and Beloit boys. Unknown if this is the Beloit Badgers or the Olympians of Beloit College.