Whitings v Garden City in Bellwood on 21 June 1891

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Date of Game Sunday, June 21, 1891
Location Bellwood, IL, United States
Home Team  Add Club Page Whitings
Away Team  Add Club Page Garden City
Score 7 - 5
Description

The Chicago Inter Ocean June 21, 1891 reports on a game between these two teams at Butler Lowry's "Bellewood" subdivision.

The Chicago Tribune, July 26, 1891 has a big ad for an excursion to "Bellewood", sponsored by Butler Lowry's real estate firm, to view the grounds and enjoy a baseball game between the Chicago Letter Carriers and the Chas. P. Kellogg's.  Ditto Aug., 1, 1891. "Bellewood" is said to be 1.5 miles west of Maywood, i.e., modern Bellwood.

Bellwood was incorporated in 1900. It had 943 residents in 910.

Sources

The Chicago Inter Ocean June 21, 1891

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Found by Bruce Allardice
Entered by Bruce Allardice
First in Location Bellwood, IL



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