Early baseball in Illinois/Club 37
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Location | Illinois |
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Year | 1869 |
City | Batavia |
State | Illinois |
Nickname | Eagle |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Chicago Tribune June 22, 1869 reports on a game played in Wheaton "Saturday last" between the Eagle BBC of Batavia, and the School Boys of Wheaton, won by Wheaton 34-30. Query--were the "School Boys" a Wheaton College team?
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Chicago Tribune June 22, 1869