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Nick Name	Mechanics
Earliest Known Date	1858 (Foundation Date)-- No earlier than May 1858
Last Known Game
Location	Boston, MA, United States
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NABBP Status
Nine Class	Senior
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Description	"Later in the year [1858] a Mechanics Ball Club was organized and played a game on the Common with the Olympics of Boston. They were beaten by a score of 54 to 21. Twelve men played on a side."
Sources	Edmund L. Sanderson Waltham as a Precinct of Watertown and as a Town 1630 - 1884. Waltham Hist. Soc. 1936.
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Has Source On Hand	No
Comment	Can we determine if this game was played by Mass game rules? Edit with form to add a comment
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Found by	David Nevard
Submission Note	Email of 9/13/2014
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Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1858-10-23	Waltham		MA	Mechanics Ball Club of Waltham	Olympic Club of Boston	21 - 54		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1859-04-07	Roxbury		MA	Warren Club of Roxbury	Mechanics Ball Club of Waltham	70 - 71		Bruce Allardice

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-|Description=<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">al" Later in the&nbsp;year [1858] a Mechanics Ball Club was organized and played a game on the Common with the Olympics of Boston. They were beaten by a score of 54 to 21. Twelve men played on a side."&nbsp;</span></p>
+|Description=<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">"Later in the&nbsp;year [1858] a Mechanics Ball Club was organized and played a game on the Common with the Olympics of Boston. They were beaten by a score of 54 to 21. Twelve men played on a side."&nbsp;</span></p>
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-|Sources=<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Edmund L. Sanderson </span><em><span style="font-size: medium;">Waltham as a Precinct of Watertown and as a Town 1630 - 1884.&nbsp;</span></em><span style="font-size: medium;">Waltham Hist. Soc. 1936.</span></span></p>
+|Sources=<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Edmund L. Sanderson </span><em><span style="font-size: medium;">Waltham as a Precinct of Watertown and as a Town 1630 - 1884.&nbsp;</span></em><span style="font-size: medium;">Waltham Hist. Soc. 1936.</span></span></p>
 |Comment=<p>Can we determine if this game was played by Mass game rules?</p>
 |Has Source On Hand=No