McKendree College Club of Lebanon

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Nick Name	McKendree College
Earliest Known Date	1867
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Location	Lebanon, IL, United States
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Description	"He (Augustus Charles Bernays) was fond of outdoor sports and joined the first base ball club organized at McKendree College." The College is at Lebanon, Illinois, which is about 25 miles east of St. Louis, MO. Bernays Bernays entered "the preparatory department" of the College in September 1866 at age 12.
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Comment	The 1928 Centennial History of McKendree College states that in 1867, "Base ball took the place of foot ball, and the old time town ball." Edit with form to add a comment
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
First in Location	Lebanon, IL
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