Early baseball in Illinois/Club 90
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Location | Illinois |
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Year | 1875 |
City | Arlington Heights |
State | Illinois |
Nickname | Juveniles |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Chicago Tribune, June 13, 1875: "Palatine... The base ball club met the enemy at Arlington Heights last Saturday and were defeated..." Same June 27, 1875 says the Juveniles of Palatine played the Juveniles of Arlington Heights. Arlington Heights is today a northwest suburb of Chicago.
Sources
Chicago Tribune, June 13, 1875; June 27, 1875