Athletic Club of Waukegan

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Nick Name Athletic
Earliest Known Date 1872
Location Waukegan, IL, United States
Nine Class Senior
Description

The Waukegan Weekly Gazette, June 1, 1872 reports that the Athletics (aka Athletes) of Waukegan lost to the University Club of Evanston. Also mentioned 6-29-72, 7-6-72, 6-28-73, 7-12-73.

The New York Clipper, July 17, 1875 reports that on July 4th the Chicago Blue Stockings beat the Waukegan Athletics 20-0 at Waukegan.

The Janesville Gazette, Aug. 2, 1876, reports that  on Aug. 1, at the "trotting park" in Waukegan, the Waukegan Athletic defeated the Chicago Times nine 12-10. The trotting park was on the site of the Karcher Hotel Bldg, on Washington Street.

Sources

The Waukegan Weekly Gazette, June 1, 1872; The New York Clipper, July 17, 1875; The Janesville Gazette, Aug. 2, 1876

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