Good Will Club of Pittsburgh

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Nick Name Good Will
Earliest Known Date 1866
Location Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Nine Class Junior
Description

Morris, Base Ball Pioneers p. 123 lists the following clubs as existing in Pittsburgh in 1866: Anchor, Atlantic, Eureka, Good Will, Laurence, Lincoln, Mutual, Olympic and Osceola.

The Pittsburgh Commercial, July 3, 1867 has the Good Will Club defeating the Dauntless (junior champions of Pittsburgh) 43-40. Same July 11, 1867 has these clubs playing for the junior championship of Pittsburgh, at "Oakland" (now a Pittsburgh neighborhood--"Oakland Park" grounds?). Same Sept. 2, 1869 has the Good Will club now named the New Irons.

Sources

The Pittsburgh Commercial, July 3, 1867

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Found by Bruce Allardice
Entered by Bruce Allardice

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