Asbury College Club of Greencastle

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Nick Name Asbury College
Earliest Known Date 1866
Location Greencastle, IN, United States
Nine Class Senior
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The Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Nov. 29, 1866 under the headline "Base Ball" says that last Saturday the hometown Wabash Club defeated the Asbury Club of Greencastle 45-32. Brown's "Indiana Asbury University..." (1913) has a long article on this game, played Nov. 24th in Crawfordsville.

The Greencastle Banner, July 12, 1866: "A base ball club has been formed at this place."

The Daily Iowa State Register, May 30, 1867, says the Wabash BBC of Crawfordsville beat the Asbury College BBC 39-20 recently.

The New York Clipper, May 30, 1868, reports on a game the 9th inst. where the Actives of Indianapolis beat the Asbury College Club 56-22.

Greencastle, IN, the apparent home of Asbury College, is about 40 miles SW of Indianapolis.

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Found by Bruce Allardice
Entered by Bruce Allardice
First in Location Greencastle, IN

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