Liberty Jr. Club of Springfield

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Nick Name Liberty
Earliest Known Date 1866
Location Springfield, IL, United States
Nine Class Junior
Description

The Quincy Daily Herald, Aug. 18, 1869 reports that on Aug. 17th the Occidental Jr. Club of Quincy beat the Liberty BBC of Springfield 34-29 for the junior championship of Illinois. This suggests that the Liberty formed a Junior club.

The New York Clipper, April 30, 1870 has a long piece about the Liberty Jr., who claim to be the champ Junior club in IL, if not the nation.

Sources

The Quincy Daily Herald, Aug. 18, 1869. Sampson, Ballists, Dead Beats and Muffins (2023)

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Found by Bruce Allardice
Entered by Bruce Allardice

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