Clipper Club of Rochelle

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Nick Name Clipper
Earliest Known Date 1866
Location Rochelle, IL, United States
Description

Peter Morris et al., editors, "Base Ball Pioneers. 1850-1870" p. 225 mentions a BBC in Rochelle in 1866.

This was the Clipper Club. The Sterling Gazette, Aug. 11, 1866: "Base Ball--A match game of base ball was played at Dixon on Thursday last" between the Clipper Club of Rochelle and the Dixon Club of Dixon. Rochelle won.

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The Sterling Gazette, Aug. 11, 1866. Peter Morris et al., editors, "Base Ball Pioneers. 1850-1870" p. 225

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Found by Bruce Allardice
First in Location Rochelle, IL
Entry Origin Sabrpedia

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