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- Active Club of Kankakee + (<p>The <em>Louisville Courier … <p>The <em>Louisville Courier Journal</em>, Aug. 28, 1887 has a long article (from the Chicago Herald)--the reminiscences of an "old timer" who talks at great length about the Grove City team's game and loss to Chicago 111-5 in 1870. The narrator says he was a member of the "Actives" club of Kankakee.</p></br><p>He says that Grove City's pitcher, Bob Laparle, had terrorized the "sluggers" of Chebanse, Aroma, Watseka, Gilman, Manteno and Momence, but was knocked around by the Chicago team. </p></br><p>This reminiscence is not enough IMO to establish baseball in Aroma, etc. by 1870.</p>eminiscence is not enough IMO to establish baseball in Aroma, etc. by 1870.</p>)