Congress Base-Ball Club of Appleton

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Nick Name	Congress Base-Ball Club
Earliest Known Date	1867
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Location	Appleton, WI, United States
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Description	John Faville (b. 1847), a member of the Class of 1871 at Lawrence College in Appleton WI, is described as "catcher of the 'Congress Base-ball Club,' first base-ball club organized at Lawrence University. He attended 1866-71. The Appleton Post, June 20, 22, 1867, reports a game of baseball being played on the college campus by the student's base ball club. Appleton is in Eastern WI, is about 90 miles N of Milwaukee.
Sources	See Alumni Record of Lawrence College.
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
First in Location	Appleton, WI
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