Early baseball in Illinois/Club 17
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Location | Illinois |
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Year | 1869 |
City | Bloomington |
State | Illinois |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Daily Illinois State Journal, Aug. 16, 1869, mentions a match game of base ball to be played at Lincoln, IL on the 17th between the Springfield and Bloomington BBCs.
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Daily Illinois State Journal, Aug. 16, 1869