Early baseball in Illinois/Club 15
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Location | Illinois |
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Year | 1867 |
City | Jacksonville |
State | Illinois |
Nickname | Union, Hardin, Morgan, Hercules |
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. The same aricle also mentions the Hardin, Morgan and Hercules BBCs of that city.
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Daily Illinois State Journal, Aug. 14, 1867