Early baseball in Colorado/Club 8
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| Location | Colorado |
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| Year | 1871 |
| City | Greeley |
| State | CO |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Denver "Rocky Mountain News", Aug. 22, 1871, mentions that a team from Greeley has entered a base ball tournament.
Greeley CO (1870 population about 500) is about 50 miles N of Denver.
Sources
The Denver "Rocky Mountain News", Aug. 22, 1871
