Early baseball in Colorado/Club 5

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Location	Colorado
Year	1874
City	Pueblo
State	CO
Nickname	Valleys
Found by	Bruce Allardice

The Colorado Springs Gazette, July 25, 1874: The "IXL" team of Colorado Springs played the Valleys of Pueblo "Saturday last," with Pueblo winning.

Pueblo CO (1880 pop. about 3,200) is about 120 miles S of Denver.

Colorado Springs CO (1870 pop. about 1,500; 1880 pop. about 4,200) is about 70 miles S of Denver and about 45 mies N of Pueblo.

Sources

The Colorado Springs Gazette, July 25, 1874