Early baseball in Ohio/Club 5
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Location | Ohio |
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Year | 1866 |
Note on date | "1865 or 1866" |
City | Belle Center |
State | OH |
Country | US |
Nickname | Eagle Base Ball Club of Belle Center |
Found by | Larry McCray |
"Among the first base ball clubs organized in the vicinity of the College was the 'Eagles' of Belle Center, whose fame was well merited." An 1866 roster of the 9 modern positions is listed.
W. Glasgow, The Geneva Book (Westbrook, Philadelphia, 1908), page 155.
Belle Center, in western OH, is about 50 miles NW of Columbus.