Early baseball in Minnesota/Club 4
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| Location | Minnesota |
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| Year | 1865 |
| Month | 6 |
| Date | 24 |
| Modern address | Hastings |
| City | Hastings |
| State | Minnesota |
| Country | USA |
| Nickname | Vermillion Base Ball Club |
| Found by | Rich Arpi |
Base Ball Club.....Vermillion Base Ball Club organized at the office of The Conserver on Saturday evening, by the election of the following officers:
President: S. Mills, Jr. Vice-president: W.C. Cowles Secretary: Irving Todd Treasurer: Dennis Follett
A challenge for a match game has been received from North Star Club, St. Paul, which is accepted, to come off some time next month.
Hastings MN is about 20 miles SE of St. Paul and 30 miles SE of Minneapolis.
Sources
Hastings Conserver, Tuesday, June 27, 1865
