Early baseball in Illinois/Club 78

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Location	Illinois
Year	1869
City	Evanston
State	Illinois
Found by	Bruce Allardice

The Providence (RI) Journal Nov. 4, 1869, in a story [icked up by other newspapers, says: "The young women of Evanston (Illinois) College play base ball three times a week." This refers to Northwestern University.

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Providence (RI) Journal Nov. 4, 1869