Early baseball in Illinois/Club 110
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| Location | Illinois |
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| Year | 1858 |
| City | Freeport |
| State | IL |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Rockford Weekly Register-Gazette, June 6, 1858, notes that a base ball club "has just been formed in Freeport." The Gazette goes on to ask why the young men of Rockford haven't formed such a club, and offers to lend their copy of the MA Rules to help out.
Sources
The Rockford Weekly Register-Gazette, June 6, 1858
