Early baseball in Indiana/Club 10

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Location	Indiana
Year	1867
Modern address	Evansville IN
City	Evansville
State	Indiana
Nickname	Resolutes
Found by	Bruce Allardice

The Cincinnati Daily Gazette, Aug. 15, 1867 reports that Evansville has 7 base ball clubs, including the Resolutes, which beat Owensboro (KY) 59-21 "this morning" (Aug. 12).

Evansville is about 150 miles east of St. Louis MO and about 100 miles west of Louisville KY.

Sources

Cincinnati Daily Gazette, Aug. 15, 1867