Lightfoot Club of North Brookfield

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Nick Name	Lightfoot
Earliest Known Date	1860
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Location	North Brookfield, MA, United States
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	Morris, "Base Ball Founders" pp. 299-302 says the Lightfoot claimed to have started in 1850 and played by the MA rules pre-Civil War. It reorganized in 1865, which is when it played a documented game Aug. 18 on the Brookfield Commons, against a Brookfield club. They switched to the national rules in 1866. The Boston Daily Advertiser, Sept. 4, 1866 has the Lightfoot of North Brookfield playing the Nemanseck of Ware. The North Brookfield Annual Report, 1859-61, Feb. 13, 1860 report says the Lightfoot BBC owes the town $5.00.
Sources	The Boston Daily Advertiser, Sept. 4, 1866 The Worcester Massachusetts Spy, Aug. 26, 1865 Morris, "Base Ball Founders" pp. 299-302
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
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Year	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties
1859	1 Played	1 Won	0 Lost	0 Tied

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Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1859-09-10			MA	Lightfoot Club of North Brookfield	Club of Spencer	58 - 38		Bruce Allardice

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