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Boston Area Ballgames Noted in 1858
| Salience | Peripheral |
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| Tags | HolidaysHolidays |
| Location | |
| City/State/Country: | Boston, MA, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | |
| Immediacy of Report | Retrospective |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
| Holiday | Fast Day |
| Notables | |
| Text | [A] "It is interesting to note that on Fast Day, April 1858, there was a ball game played in Trapelo, Captain Lawrence's team defeating Capt. Lovejoy's team by a score of 50 points to 43.
"Later in the year a Mechanics Ball Club was organized [in Waltham] 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."
[B] "On Fast Day P.M., the young men of Waverly and Trapelo assembled, under the command of Captains Lovejoy and Lawrence, to enjoy a game at ball. . . . After a spirited and exciting contest, victory was declared in favor of Capt. Lawrence and his company, they having scored fifty points to forty-three of their opponents. The pleasant and agreeable game at ball, has of late been too much neglected, and we would urge upon those who participated on the occasion the propriety of forming a Base Ball Club." |
| Sources | [A] Edmund L. Sanderson, Waltham as a Precinct of Watertown and as a Town 1630 - 1884. Waltham Hist. Soc., 1936, page 70.
[B] Waltham Sentinel, April 23, 1858, page 2. |
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| Comment | Trapelo is a neighborhood of Waltham, located near its border with Lexington. Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Can we determine whether this game was played by the emerging Massachusetts rules or traditional local custom? Edit with form to add a query |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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| Submitted by | David Nevard, Donna Halper |
| Submission Note | Email of 9/13/2014, Email of 5/3/2020. |
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1858.67 Boston Area Ballgames Noted in 1858"
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