Red Breeches Club of Mendota
Nick Name | Red Breeches |
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Earliest Known Date | August 1869 |
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Location | Mendota, IL, United States |
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Nine Class | Junior |
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Description | "Magnificent Whistle Stop" (a history of Mendota), p 244: An August 26, 1869 newspaper account says two base ball clubs were formed recently of under 15s--the Red Breeches (Louis Bunker, captain) and the "Capt. Hodge Club" (Harvey Hodge, captain). Says many of their games were played in a field adjoining the railroad tracks. The Ottawa Free Trader, June 18, 1870, reports that the Clifton BBC of Ottawa has challenged the Juvenile Red Breeches of Mendota to a game in Ottawa. The Red Breeches declined because the invitation labeled them incorrectly as the "Red Legs." |
Sources | "Magnificent Whistle Stop" (a history of Mendota), p 244; Ottawa Free Trader, June 18, 1870 |
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Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
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