Olympics Club of Victoria

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Nick Name Olympics
Earliest Known Date Wednesday, September 12, 1866
Location Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Nine Class Senior
Description

Portland Oregonian, Sept. 11, 1872 mentions the Olympics BBC of Victoria, British Columbia, playing the Washington BBC of Olympia, WA.

Victoria Weekly British Colonist, Sept. 18, 1866 announces the formation of this club "last evening" under the NY rules. Mr. Gillon, president, E. McQuade, Secy.

The Victoria Evening Telegraph, Sept. 13, 1866 says this club formed "last night" at the Gymnasium, View Street, elected a Mr. Gillan as president, and adopting the NY rules.

Victoria BC (1871 pop. about 3,300) is about 110 kilometers SW of Vancouver BC and about 120 miles NW of Seattle WA.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT VICTORIA OLYMPICS: From: http://www.vdba.ca/pages-added/beginning-of-baseball-.php The Victoria Olympics were playing as early as 1866. There was baseball played in Beacon Hill in Victoria in as early as 1863, and this site has a photograph of a game and notes it as being 1862: http://www.beaconhillpark.ca/beacon_hill_park_photos.htm

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Victoria Evening Telegraph, Sept. 13, 1866

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Found by Bruce Allardice
Entered by Bruce Allardice
Entry Origin Sabrpedia

Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know

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Year Games Wins Losses Ties
1866 1 Played 0 Won 1 Lost 0 Tied
1869 3 Played 1 Won 1 Lost 0 Tied
1872 2 Played 0 Won 0 Lost 0 Tied

Ballgames

Page Date City Borough State Team 1 Team 2 Score First in Contributor
Ballgame 1866-10-20 Victoria British Columbia Olympics Club of Victoria Victoria Cricket Club 17 - 29 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1869-05-25 Victoria British Columbia Olympics Club of Victoria Rainier Base Ball Club of Olympia 45 - 23 Mark Brunke
Ballgame 1869-07-04 Olympia WA Olympics Club of Victoria Rainier Base Ball Club of Olympia Olympia, WA Mark Brunke
Ballgame 1869-08 Victoria British Columbia Olympics Club of Victoria USS Pensacola 52 - 56 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1872 Victoria British Columbia Olympics Club of Victoria Washington Base Ball Club of Olympia
Ballgame 1872-07-03 Lacey WA Washington Base Ball Club of Olympia Olympics Club of Victoria Mark Brunke

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