Excelsiors Club of South Bend

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Nick Name	Excelsiors
Earliest Known Date	1863
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Location	South Bend, IN, United States
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	The Chicago Inter Ocean, Oct. 6, 1866 reports on a base ball tournament held in South Bend, where the LaPorte Club played the Spear BBC of Niles, MI. The event was hosted by the Excelsior Club of South Bend. Kovach, "Baseball in South Bend" suggests this club existed as early as 1863.
Sources	The Chicago Inter Ocean, Oct. 6, 1866. South Bend Tribune, April 6, 1986.
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
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