Review: Early Illinois 'base ball' grew from 'nuisance' to national pastime
“Ballists, Dead Beats and Muffins” provides a wealth of detail about the origins of the Illinois game and the teams who played it from Chicago down south to Cairo and
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Source: stltoday.com