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Nick Name Athletics
Earliest Known Date 1875
Location Oak Park, IL, United States
Description

Chicago Tribune, July 25, 1875: "Wheaton. The Athletics, Jr. of Wheaton, played a game of base ball with the Athletics of Oak Park on Monday..."

By 1886 the Oak Park "Little Giants" played against, among others, teams from the nearby Ridgeland and Moreland areas. See the Chicago Inter Ocean, June 20, 1886, July 4, 1886. Same march 24, 1889 mentions the "Prohibition Boys," a jr. club of Oak Park, and gives their roster.

In 1889, Oak Park was in the Northwest Suburban League, along with teams from Linden Park, Austin, Ridgeland, River Forest and Prospect Park. See the Oak Park Reporter, April 12, 1889.

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Found by Bruce Allardice
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