Mt. Vernon Base Ball Club of Morgan Park

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Nick Name	Mt. Vernon
Earliest Known Date	1876
Last Known Game
Location	Morgan Park, IL, United States
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	The Chicago Inter Ocean, June 14, 1876, reports that the Mt. Vernon BBC of the Morgan Park Military Academy has been successful, losing only to Blue Island 30-19 on May 20th. The Dolton-Riverdale Weekly Review, May 27, 1876, says that Blue Island lost to the Mt. Vernons 13-5 at Morgan Park. Morgan Park is now a neighborhood of Chicago. It was annexed in 1914.
Sources	The Chicago Inter Ocean, June 14, 1876
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Comment	A bb game was played in "Prospect Park" on July 4, 1875. See Chicago Tribune, June 27, 1875. Is this the Prospect Park that is now located in Morgan Park? Or a separate community? There was a PP in what is now Clarendon Hills, and another near Bloomingdale. Edit with form to add a comment
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
First in Location	Morgan Park, IL
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