Early baseball in Colorado/Club 4
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Location | Colorado |
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Year | 1873 |
City | Colorado Springs |
State | CO |
Nickname | IXL? |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Colorado Springs Gazette, June 7, 1873: "The Base Ball Club played their first game on Saturday afternoon last." This may be the "IXL" team of Colorado Springs that played the Valleys of Pueblo in 1874. Same, July 25, 1874.
Colorado Springs CO (1870 pop. about 1,500; 1880 pop. about 4,200) is about 70 miles S of Denver.
Sources
The Colorado Springs Gazette, June 7, 1873