In South Chicago in August 1877

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Date of Game August 1877
Location South Chicago, IL, United States
Description

The Chicago Inter Ocean, Aug. 6, 1877, reports on "A Temperance Picnic" at Taylor's Grove, in South Chicago, which featured "croquet-playing, base ball, etc."

Same June 21, 1879: "South Chicago. The Oly Browns and the Grand Crossing base ball nines met at Brown's Mills, and the score stood--Brown's 22, Grand Crossing, 10."

Brown's Iron Mills was a local business.

Sources

The Chicago Inter Ocean, Aug. 6, 1877

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Found by Bruce Allardice
First in Location South Chicago, IL



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