Early baseball in Iowa/Club 7

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Location	Iowa
Year	1868
Modern address	Keokuk IA
City	Keokuk
State	Iowa
Country	US
Nickname	Hawkeye
Found by	Bruce Allardice

The Quincy Whig, May 19, 1868 says the Occidental Juniors of Quincy beat the Hawkeye Juniors 31-15 at Keokuk, IA May 18th.

Keokul IA is on the Mississippi River. It is about 150 N of St. Louis MO and about 10 miles SW of Des Moines.

Sources

Quincy Whig, May 19, 1868