Early baseball in Iowa/Game 4
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Latest revision as of 19:24, 7 September 2012
| Spread of baseball: Home -> Iowa -> Early baseball in Iowa/Game 4 |
| Location | Iowa |
|---|---|
| Month | 7 |
| City | Rockford |
| State | IA |
| Country | US |
| Was NY rules baseball | Yes |
| Played by | Unknown |
| Team 1 | (Interstate Tourney) |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Freeport (IL) North West July 12, 1866 notes that the Julians of Dubuque IA played in a multi-state tournament in Rockford.
The state in which the tournament occurred is not explicit. Rockford IA (current pop. about 850) is about 110 miles N of Des Moines and 30 miles S of the Iowa border. Rockford IL (1860 pop. about 7000; 1870 pop. about 11,000) is about 80 miles W of Chicago.
