Early baseball in Kansas/Club 9

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Location	Kansas
Year	1867
Month	8
Date	22
Note on date	No later than August 1867
Modern address	Topeka KS
City	Topeka
State	Kansas
Nickname	Shawnees, Prairie, Capitol
Found by	Bruce Allardice

Harold Evans, "Baseball in Kansas, 1867-1940," Kansas Historical Quarterly v. 9, issue 2 (1940), quotes the Topeka Leader of Aug. 22, 1867: "We now boast three base ball clubs in Topeka: The Shawnees, the Prairie Club (whilom Old Maids), and the Capitol."

Sources

Harold Evans, "Baseball in Kansas, 1867-1940," Kansas Historical Quarterly v. 9, issue 2 (1940)