Early baseball in Wisconsin/Club 2
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Location | Wisconsin |
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Year | 1867 |
Note on date | Date is Uncertain |
City | Appleton |
State | WI |
Country | US |
Nickname | Congress Base-Ball Club |
John Faville, a member of the Class of 1871 at Lawerence College in Appletion WI, is described as "catcher of the 'Congress Base-ball Club,' first base-ball club organized at Lawrence University.
Lawrence College, Alumni Record 1857-1915, page 200. Appleton is in Eastern WI, is about 90 miles N of Milwaukee.