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{{Club | {{Club | ||
|Coordinates=42.6583356, -71. | |Coordinates=42.6583356, -71.1367953 | ||
|Entry Origin= | |||
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|Name=Phillips Academy Club of Andover | |Name=Phillips Academy Club of Andover | ||
|Club Name=Phillips Academy | |Club Name=Phillips Academy | ||
|Type of Date=Year | |Type of Date=Year | ||
|Date=1865/ | |Date=1865/01/01 | ||
|Date Note= | |||
|Is Foundation Date= | |||
|Date of Dissolution Type=Day | |Date of Dissolution Type=Day | ||
|Date of Dissolution Note= | |||
|Country=United States | |Country=United States | ||
|State=MA | |State=MA | ||
|Borough= | |||
|City=Andover | |City=Andover | ||
|Modern Address= | |||
|NABBP Status= | |||
|NABBP Note= | |||
|Nine Class=Senior | |Nine Class=Senior | ||
|Description=<p>Harrison, "Athletics for all" (a history of sports at Phillips Academy) has a lot on early baseball here. Evidently "bat-ball" games were popular here in 1811.By 1852-53 they were playing "base ball,' but the book suggests this was more like Rounders or MA ball. It was played informally by students, but in 1864, the first class nine was formed. The class of 1865 formed the Resolute club, and in this year the switch was made away from the MA, plugging, game, to the NY game.</p> | |Description=<p>Harrison, "Athletics for all" (a history of sports at Phillips Academy) has a lot on early baseball here. Evidently "bat-ball" games were popular here in 1811.By 1852-53 they were playing "base ball,' but the book suggests this was more like Rounders or MA ball. It was played informally by students, but in 1864, the first class nine was formed. The class of 1865 formed the Resolute club, and in this year the switch was made away from the MA, plugging, game, to the NY game.</p> | ||
<p>The 1853 games were played in an open | <p>The 1853 games were played in an open field in the rear of the Seminary buildings. One game was nine players versus eleven, with the nine winning 50-37.</p> | ||
<p> </p> | <p> </p> | ||
<p>The <em>Boston Daily Advertiser</em>, July 23, 1866 has the Lowell Cub of Boston playing the Phillips of Andover.</p> | <p>The <em>Boston Daily Advertiser</em>, July 23, 1866 has the Lowell Cub of Boston playing the Phillips of Andover.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p>The <em>Boston Daily Advertiser</em>, July 23, 1866</p> | |Sources=<p>The <em>Boston Daily Advertiser</em>, July 23, 1866</p> | ||
<p>Harrison, "Athletics for all"</p> | <p>Harrison, "Athletics for all"</p> | ||
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|Has Source On Hand=No | |Has Source On Hand=No | ||
|Comment=<p>See also Bruce Garland's article on Andover star Archie Bush at https://ourgame.mlblogs.com/archie-bush-amateur-era-superstar-2cba240979e8</p> | |||
|Query= | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | ||
|Submission Note= | |||
|Entered by=Bruce Allardice | |Entered by=Bruce Allardice | ||
|First in Location= | |||
|First in Location Note= | |||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 03:09, 25 June 2022
| Nick Name | Phillips Academy |
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| Earliest Known Date | 1865 |
| Last Known Game | |
| Location | Andover, MA, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| NABBP Status | |
| Nine Class | Senior |
| Tags | |
| Description | Harrison, "Athletics for all" (a history of sports at Phillips Academy) has a lot on early baseball here. Evidently "bat-ball" games were popular here in 1811.By 1852-53 they were playing "base ball,' but the book suggests this was more like Rounders or MA ball. It was played informally by students, but in 1864, the first class nine was formed. The class of 1865 formed the Resolute club, and in this year the switch was made away from the MA, plugging, game, to the NY game. The 1853 games were played in an open field in the rear of the Seminary buildings. One game was nine players versus eleven, with the nine winning 50-37.
The Boston Daily Advertiser, July 23, 1866 has the Lowell Cub of Boston playing the Phillips of Andover. |
| Sources | The Boston Daily Advertiser, July 23, 1866 Harrison, "Athletics for all" |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | See also Bruce Garland's article on Andover star Archie Bush at https://ourgame.mlblogs.com/archie-bush-amateur-era-superstar-2cba240979e8 Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
| Submission Note | |
| Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
| First in Location | |
| First in Location Note | |
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| Has Supplemental Text |
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