Early baseball in Illinois/Club 78
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| Location | Illinois |
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| Year | 1869 |
| City | Evanston |
| State | Illinois |
| Nickname | Gazelles |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Chicago Tribune, Sept. 25, 1869: "The University nines of Chicago and Evanston play a match game of base ball this forenoon.... at the Camp Douglas grounds." Obviously, this is the Northwestern University club. Camp Douglas was on the south side of Chicago, around 31st-35th streets, near the current University of Chicago. The Chicago Tribune, Oct. 12, 1869: "Base Ball. Gazelles vs. Independents." The Gazelles of Evanston beat the Independents of Chicago Oct. 9th in Evanston. Other newspapers note that the female students ot Northwestern had a baseball club of their own in 1869.
Sources
The Chicago Tribune, Sept. 25, 1869; Oct. 12, 1869
