Club of DeKalb

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Nick Name	DeKalb
Earliest Known Date	1867
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Location	DeKalb, IL, United States
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	The DeKalb Weekly News, May 13, 1868, reports that on May 5th a BBC was formed in DeKalb, with H. H. Baldwin and K.C. Skeets elected captains of the 1st and 2nd nines. They played a practice game on the Fair Grounds May 9. Same, May 27th says the club's sponsoring a dance May 29th. The Sycamore True Republican, Sept. 11, 1878 reports that the White Stockings of Sycamore beat the Club of DeKalb 16-13 last Saturday. Gives a box score. DeKalb had a bbc in 1867. See Sycamore True Republican, May 26, 1967, citing the True Republican, May 22, 1867
Sources	The DeKalb Weekly News, May 13, 1868 The Sycamore True Republican, Sept. 11, 1878, May 26, 1967
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
First in Location	DeKalb, IL
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