Olympic BBC of Springfield IL

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Nick Name	Olympic BBC
Earliest Known Date	Thursday, May 17, 1866 (Foundation Date)
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Location	Springfield, IL, United States
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	"A Second Base Ball Club." It is noted that the Olympic Club was formed "last evening." G. C. Latham is President, C. H. Hall is VP, and W. V. Roll is Secretary. Robert D. Sampson, "Fields of Battle: The Problem of Base Ball Playing Space in Post Civil War Illinois," Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, vol. 110 Nos 3/4 (2017), 283-304, has a lot on this club.
Sources	Springfield (IL) Daily Register, 5/18/1866.
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
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Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know

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Year	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties
1866	2 Played	0 Won	1 Lost	0 Tied

Ballgames

Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1866-07-27	Springfield		IL	Capital BBC of Springfield IL	Olympic BBC of Springfield IL	67 - 41		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1866-08-21	Springfield		IL	National BBC of Springfield IL	Olympic BBC of Springfield IL			Bruce Allardice

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Players

Player	Years	Roles
C. H. Hall	1866	Initial Officer
G. C. Latham	1866	Initial Officer
W. V. Roll	1866	Initial Officer

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