Early baseball in Indiana/Club 12
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| Location | Indiana |
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| Year | 1867 |
| Modern address | Greencastle IN |
| City | Greencastle (Asbury College) |
| State | IN |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Daily Iowa State Register, May 30, 1867, says the Wabash BBC of Crawfordsville beat the Asbury College BBC 39-20 recently.
Greencastle, IN, the apparent home of Asbury College, is about 40 miles SW of Indianapolis.
Sources
Daily Iowa State Register, May 30, 1867
