Early baseball in Ohio/Club 5

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Location	Ohio
Year	1866
Note on date	"1865 or 1866"
City	Belle Center
State	OH
Country	US
Nickname	Eagle Base Ball Club of Belle Center

"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.