Early baseball in Illinois/Club 101
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Spread of baseball: Home -> Illinois -> Early baseball in Illinois/Club 101 |
Location | Illinois |
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Year | 1877 |
City | Lawndale |
State | IL |
Nickname | Atlantic |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Chicago Inter Ocean, July 20, 1877: "Lawndale. The Atlantic Base Ball Club of Lawndale is organized for the season..." The Chicago Inter Ocean, Sept. 15, 1877: "Austin. The base ball club goes to Lawndale to meet the celebrated nine of that suburb." Lawndale is today a part of Chicago.
Sources
The Chicago Inter Ocean, July 20, 1877