Active Club of Kankakee

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Nick Name Actives
Earliest Known Date 1870
Location Kankakee, IL, United States
Nine Class Senior
Description

The Louisville Courier Journal, 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.

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. 

This reminiscence is not enough IMO to establish baseball in Aroma, etc. by 1870.

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The Louisville Courier Journal, Aug. 28, 1887

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Found by Bruce Allardice
Entered by Bruce Allardice

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