Clipper Club of Rochelle

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Nick Name	Clipper
Earliest Known Date	1866
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Location	Rochelle, IL, United States
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Nine Class
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Description	Peter Morris et al., editors, "Base Ball Pioneers. 1850-1870" p. 225 mentions a BBC in Rochelle in 1866. This was the Clipper Club. The Sterling Gazette, Aug. 11, 1866: "Base Ball--A match game of base ball was played at Dixon on Thursday last" between the Clipper Club of Rochelle and the Dixon Club of Dixon. Rochelle won.
Sources	The Sterling Gazette, Aug. 11, 1866. Peter Morris et al., editors, "Base Ball Pioneers. 1850-1870" p. 225
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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First in Location	Rochelle, IL
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