Early baseball in Illinois/Club 14
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Location | Illinois |
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Year | 1867 |
City | Peoria |
State | Illinois |
Nickname | Enterprise |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Daily Illinois State Journal, Aug. 14, 1867, says the Union BBC of Jacksonville will play the Enterprise BBC of Peoria. A 'printers nine" of Peoria is mentioned in the Cincinnati Daily Gazette, Aug. 13, 1867.
Sources
Daily Illinois State Journal, Aug. 14, 1867