Early baseball in Illinois/Club 7
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Location | Illinois |
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Year | 1866 |
Month | 10 |
City | Freeport |
State | IL |
Country | US |
Found by | Dennis Pajot |
The Janesville Gazette of October 11, 1866 reported in Beloit that the previous week, 4,000 were on the grounds to witness a game played between the Freeport and Beloit boys. Unknown if this is the Beloit Badgers or the Olympians of Beloit College.