Comet Club of Braidwood

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Nick Name	Comet
Earliest Known Date	August 1871
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Location	Braidwood, IL, United States
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	The Wilmington Independent, Aug. 19, 1871: "Base Ball--A game was played at Elwood on the 17th inst., between the Comets of Braidwood and the Hickorys of Elwood. After considerable wrangling with the Umpire, on the part of the latter club, the game resulted in a victory for the Hickorys by a score of 27 to 13." The Braidwood Post Office was established in 1867, with the town incorporated 1873. A coal boom town, it had 5524 residents in 1880.
Sources	The Wilmington Independent, Aug. 19, 1871
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
First in Location	Braidwood, IL
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