Empire Club of Champaign

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Nick Name	Empire
Earliest Known Date	1867
Last Known Game
Location	Champaign, IL, United States
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NABBP Status
Nine Class
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Description	The Chicago Tribune, July 27, 1867, has an extensive article on the State base ball convention. Among the clubs sending delegates were the Empire of Champaign. The Springfield Daily Illinois State Journal May 14, 1868 reports on a state baseball convention which included delegates of clubs from Bloomington (Empire, Bloomington), Waukegan (Acme, Lake Shore); Champaign (Empire); and Geneseo (Pioneer).
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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First in Location	Champaign, IL
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Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know

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Year	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties
1867	1 Played	1 Won	0 Lost	0 Tied

Ballgames

Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1867-08-02	Champaign		IL	Empire Club of Champaign	Red Jacket Club of Paxton	62 - 26	Champaign, IL	Bruce Allardice

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