Edit Club: Galena Base Ball Club of Galena

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Description: Include any notes about ethnicity or member relationships. Example club entries here and here	<p>Don Korte's "Galena's Baseball Legacy" (citing old newspapers) says that in July of 1866 the youthful Hellman brothers put an ad in the paper looking for volunteers who were interested in playing baseball. Those interested were "to leave their names at the Hellman store at 130 Main Street. Later, during August, the self proclaimed but unofficial Galena Base Ball Club requested the full attendance of all members at the DeSoto House." There's no evidence this team played a game in 1866.</p> <p>The 1867 Jo Daviess team (which see) soon changed its name to the Galena. Korte's book gives brief bios of the players on this 1867 (and after) team.</p>
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<p>Korte's book lists Galena teams that played in the 1870s, including the High School, Normal School, Rough and Readies. Sardines, Turks, Daisy Cutters, Silver Fetters and Badgers.</p>

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