Athletics Club of Oak Park

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Nick Name	Athletics
Earliest Known Date	1875
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Location	Oak Park, IL, United States
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NABBP Status
Nine Class
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Description	Chicago Tribune, July 25, 1875: "Wheaton. The Athletics, Jr. of Wheaton, played a game of base ball with the Athletics of Oak Park on Monday..." By 1886 the Oak Park "Little Giants" played against, among others, teams from the nearby Ridgeland (now East Oak Park) and Moreland areas. See the Chicago Inter Ocean, June 20, 1886, July 4, 1886. Same March 24, 1889 mentions the "Prohibition Boys," a jr. club of Oak Park, and gives their roster. In 1889, Oak Park was in the Northwest Suburban League, along with teams from Linden Park, Austin, Ridgeland, River Forest and Prospect Park. See the Oak Park Reporter, April 12, 1889.
Sources	Chicago Tribune, July 25, 1875
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
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