West Side cricket grounds

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Location Chicago, IL, United States
Modern Address Union Park
Description

Often described as the Cricket grounds, Prairie cricket grounds, Prairie Cricket Club grounds near Bull's Head, West side cricket grounds, West side cricket grounds near Madison St.

The Prairie Cricket grounds were nearer Madison and Loomis.

Union Park is on an 1862 map in ProtoPix. The 1868 "Guide to Chicago" pp. 119-120 says Union Park contains 16 acres, and is bounded on the north by Lake, on the south by Warren, on the west by Reuben (now, Ashland), and on the east by Byron Place.

Comment

For the exact location, see https://chicagology.com/prefire/prefire128/ 

The "Bull's Head" was a tavern on the south edge of the Cricket Grounds 1848-75. The Washingtonian House, on the same site, was listed as 568 W. Madison on the 1887 Chicago Directory.

The Chicago Tribune, June 3, 1900, has a lot on the Bull's Head Tavern and the area. Says the old cattle yard was in the rear of the se corner of Madison and Ogden Aves. In 1861 the Union Park House (hotel) was built across the street from the Bull's Head. In the "old days" there was little west of Reuben (Ashland) Street.

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Found by Bruce Allardice
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Page Date City Borough State Team 1 Team 2 Score First in Contributor
Ballgame 1858-08-30 Chicago IL Excelsior Club of Chicago Union Club of Chicago 17 - 11 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-07-27 Chicago IL Excelsior Club of Chicago Columbia Club of Chicago 49 - 33 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-08-16 Chicago IL Atlantic Club of Chicago Excelsior Club of Chicago 18 - 16 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-08-20 Chicago IL Atlantic Club of Chicago Excelsior Club of Chicago 17 - 9 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-08-26 Chicago IL Atlantic Club of Chicago Excelsior Club of Chicago 23 - 12 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-09-22 Chicago IL Atlantic Club of Chicago Excelsior Club of Chicago Craig Waff
Ballgame 1863-07-18 Chicago IL Atlantic Club of Chicago Atlantic Club of Chicago Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1863-09-14 Chicago IL Osceola Club of Chicago Garden City Base Ball Club of Chicago 19 - 16 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1864-06-28 Chicago IL Turchin Club of the 19th Illinois Turchin Club of the 19th lllinois Bruce Allardice

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