Forest City Club of Rockford

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Nick Name	Forest City
Earliest Known Date	Wednesday, June 7, 1865
Last Known Game
Location	Rockford, IL, United States
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Nine Class
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Description	The Rock River Democrat, May 31, 1865: "Base Ball. The young men of this city are forming an association in ye ancient game of base ball. The association is to consist of not more than thirty members and will be called the Forest City Base Ball Club." Morris, "Baseball Pioneers" says the club actually formed June 7, 1865. The Forest City lost to the visiting Empire of Freeport 55-21 on "Monday". Freeport Weekly Journal, Aug. 2, 1865. They played in the Set. 19/20 1865 tournament in Rockford, losing to the Atlantic of Chicago 26-20. The Rockford Weekly Register-Gazette, Sept. 30, 1865, reports that the Forest City beat the Sinnissippi 55-17 for the county championship, and gives a box score. The Forest City Club of Rockford IL is listed in Peverelly [1866]. Rockford IL is about 80 miles NW of Chicago.
Sources	The Rock River Democrat, May 31, 1865, Sept. 30, 1865. Freeport Weekly Journal, Aug. 2, 1865
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
First in Location	Rockford, IL
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Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know

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Year	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties
1865	2 Played	1 Won	1 Lost	0 Tied
1871	1 Played	1 Won	0 Lost	0 Tied

Ballgames

Page	Date	City	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1865-07-31	Rockford	IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Empire Base Ball Club of Freeport	21 - 55	Rockford, IL	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1865-09	Rockford	IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Sinnissippi Club of Rockford	55 - 17		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1871-08-12	Toronto	Ontario	Maple Leaf Club of Guelph	Forest City Club of Rockford	3 - 39		Bruce Allardice

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Field	Years	Edit Association with Club
Winnebago County Fairgrounds	1866 - 1887

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