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<p>The Sterling <em>Standard</em>, June 11, 1874: "Base ball is running high among the youths of this city. The Rock Falls club... challenged the Sterling club, mostly of smooth faced youth, to three games... for the championship."</p> | <p>The Sterling <em>Standard</em>, June 11, 1874: "Base ball is running high among the youths of this city. The Rock Falls club... challenged the Sterling club, mostly of smooth faced youth, to three games... for the championship."</p> | ||
<p>Sterling won the first game, played at the "fair grounds." Rock Falls won the 2nd.</p> | <p>Sterling won the first game, played at the "fair grounds." Rock Falls won the 2nd.</p> | ||
<p> | <p>The Sterling Gazette, Aug. 26, 1871 reports that the Actives of Sterling, juniors, played the senior Spiders of Rock Falls. Gives a box score.</p> | ||
<p>The Riverside BBC of Rock Falls played the Riverside Club of Dixon, as reported in the Dixon Sun, July 21, 1875.</p> | |||
|Sources=<p>The <em>Whiteside Chronicle</em> Aug. 31, 1871</p> | |Sources=<p>The <em>Whiteside Chronicle</em> Aug. 31, 1871</p> | ||
<p>The Sterling <em>Standard</em>, June 11, 1874</p> | <p>The Sterling <em>Standard</em>, June 11, 1874</p> |
Latest revision as of 06:50, 22 May 2019
Nick Name | Rock Falls |
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Earliest Known Date | 1871 |
Last Known Game | |
Location | Rock Falls, IL, United States |
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Nine Class | Senior |
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Description | The Whiteside Chronicle Aug. 31, 1871 reports that Sterling beat Rock Falls 41-15 on Thursday last. The Sterling Standard, June 11, 1874: "Base ball is running high among the youths of this city. The Rock Falls club... challenged the Sterling club, mostly of smooth faced youth, to three games... for the championship." Sterling won the first game, played at the "fair grounds." Rock Falls won the 2nd. The Sterling Gazette, Aug. 26, 1871 reports that the Actives of Sterling, juniors, played the senior Spiders of Rock Falls. Gives a box score. The Riverside BBC of Rock Falls played the Riverside Club of Dixon, as reported in the Dixon Sun, July 21, 1875. |
Sources | The Whiteside Chronicle Aug. 31, 1871 The Sterling Standard, June 11, 1874 |
Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
Has Source On Hand | No |
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Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
First in Location | Rock Falls, IL |
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