Early baseball in Illinois/Club 35
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Location | Illinois |
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Year | 1867 |
City | Peoria |
State | Illinois |
Nickname | Excelsior |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Chicago Tribune June 18, 1867 reports on a game betweend the Excelsior BBC of Peoria and the Knox BBC of Galesburg, played June 15 and won by Knox 31 to 20.
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Chicago Tribune June 18, 1867