1851.4
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Early Game in Illinois Involves Joliet, Lockport
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Location | IllinoisIllinois |
| City/State/Country: | [[{{{Country}}}]] |
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| Game | Not SpecifiedNot Specified |
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| Text | "There were well established teams throughout the state of Illinois as early as those of Chicago, if not earlier. The Lockport Telegraph of August 6, 1851, tells of a game between the Hunkidoris of Joliet and the Sleepers of Lockport [IL]."
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| Sources | Federal Writers' Project -- Illinois, Baseball in Old Chicago, (McClurg, 1939). page 1. [From GBooks search for <"Joliet and the Sleepers">, 3/28/2013]. |
| Warning | It seems unlikely that this game was played by modern rules. |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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| Submitted by | John Freyer |
| Submission Note | 19CBB posting of 5/28/07 and email of 2/14/13 |
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1851.4 Early Game in Illinois Involves Joliet, Lockport"
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