Early baseball in Iowa/Club 7
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| Location | Iowa |
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| Year | 1868 |
| Month | 5 |
| Modern address | Keokuk IA |
| City | Keokuk |
| State | IA |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Hawkeye |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Quincy Whig, May 19, 1868 says the Occidental Juniors of Quincy beat the Hawkeye Juniors 31-15 at Keokuk, IA May 18th.
Keokuk IA (1860 pop. about 8,000; 1870 pop. about 12,800) is on the Mississippi River. It is about 150 N of St. Louis MO and about 10 miles SW of Des Moines.
Sources
Quincy Whig, May 19, 1868
