Early baseball in Iowa/Game 4

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Location Iowa
Month 7
City Rockford
State IA
Country US
Was NY rules baseball Yes
Played by Unknown
Team 1 (Interstate Tourney)
Found by Bruce Allardice

The Freeport (IL) North West July 12, 1866 notes that the Julians of Dubuque IA played in a multi-state tournament in Rockford.

The state in which the tournament occurred is not explicit. Rockford IA (current pop. about 850) is about 110 miles N of Des Moines and 30 miles S of the Iowa border. Rockford IL (1860 pop. about 7000; 1870 pop. about 11,000) is about 80 miles W of Chicago.


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