Club of Naperville

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Nick Name Naperville
Earliest Known Date 1870
Location Naperville, IL, United States
Nine Class Senior
Description

Chicago Tribune, June 26, 1870: "The Garden Citys made an excursion to Naperville, yesterday, and in the afternoon played a game with the club of that village..." The article gives a box score, with the Chicago team beating the Naperville team 75 to 22. The names of the players are given.

The fast-growing city of Naperville is west of Chicago.

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Chicago Tribune, June 26, 1870

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Found by Bruce Allardice
First in Location Naperville, IL

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Naperville Courthouse 1870s

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