Young Men v Old Men on 4 July 1874

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Date of Game Saturday, July 4, 1874
Location Park Ridge, IL, United States
Home Team  Add Club Page Young Men
Away Team  Add Club Page Old Men
Description

The Chicago Tribune, June 13, 1874: "Park Ridge will celebrate the Fourth by an open-air picnic and a game of base ball between the young men and the old ones. The latter are confident of victory."

These two teams were nicknamed the Alerts and the Occasionals. See the Chicago Tribune, July 4, 1874.

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The Chicago Tribune, June 13, 1874

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Found by Bruce Allardice
Entered by Bruce Allardice
First in Location Park Ridge, IL



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