Early baseball in Iowa/Club 8
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| Location | Iowa |
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| Year | 1866 |
| Month | 10 |
| Note on date | No later than October 1866 |
| Modern address | Davenport IA |
| City | Davenport |
| State | IA |
| Nickname | Scott |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Daily Iowa State Register Oct. 18, 1866 reports on a state base ball tournament, involving the following clubs: Burlington Crescent, Mechanics, Orchard City and Westerns; Scott Club of Davenport; Hawkeyes of Mt. Pleasant; and the Actives of Ottumwa.
Davenport IA (1860 pop. about 11,200; 1870 pop. about 20,000)is on the Mississippi River and about 150 miles west of Chicago.
Sources
Daily Iowa State Register Oct. 18, 1866
