Early baseball in Idaho/Club 5

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Location	Idaho
Year	1873
City	Lapwai
State	Idaho
Nickname	First Idaho BBC
Found by	Bruce Allardice

The Lewiston "Idaho Signal" June 14, 1873 notes the "First Idaho Base Ball Club" of Fort Lapwai challnges the She-me-ne-kem BBC of Lewiston to visit them on the 4th for a match game. The Owyhee Avalanche of Ruby City, April 12, 1873, notes that the She-me-ne-kem BBC of Lewiston and the Lapwai BBC "played their first match at the latter place, March 26th, resulting in a vicgtory for the Lewiston boys." Lapwai is near Lewiston.

Sources

Lewiston "Idaho Signal" June 14, 1873; "Owyhee Avalanche" of Ruby City, April 12, 1873