Early baseball in Minnesota/Club 11
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| Location | Minnesota |
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| Year | 1867 |
| Month | 5 |
| Date | 25 |
| City | Stillwater |
| State | MN |
| Country | USA |
| Nickname | St. Croix Base Ball Club |
| Found by | Rich Arpi |
Base Ball Club---The St. Croix Base Ball Club was organized last Saturday evening with twenty-three members. The following officers were elected:
President: John Green Vice-President: R.F. Hersey Secretary: O.R. Ellis Treasurer: Hank Hempstead
The club will meet this evening to receive the reports of committees.
Stillwater MN is about 17 miles NE of St. Paul MN.
Sources
Stillwater Messenger, Wednesday, May 29, 1867 pp. 1
