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{{Club | {{Club | ||
|Coordinates=40.9645293, -76.8844101 | |Coordinates=40.9645293, -76.8844101 | ||
|Name=Olympian Club of The Hill | |Name=Olympian Club of The Hill | ||
|Club Name=Olympian | |Club Name=Olympian | ||
|Type of Date=Year | |Type of Date=Year | ||
|Date=1866/01/01 | |Date=1866/01/01 | ||
|Date of Dissolution Type=Day | |Date of Dissolution Type=Day | ||
|Country=United States | |Country=United States | ||
|State=PA | |State=PA | ||
|City=Lewisburg | |City=Lewisburg | ||
|Nine Class=Senior | |Nine Class=Senior | ||
|Description=<p>"the Hill" appears to refer to College Hill in Lewisburg, where Bucknell University (then Lewisburg University) sits. The "Olympian" club of the university is mentioned in other accounts. Cf. Lewisburg <em>Chronicle</em>, Oct. 14, 1870.</p> | |Description=<p>"the Hill" appears to refer to College Hill in Lewisburg, where Bucknell University (then Lewisburg University) sits. The "Olympian" club of the university is mentioned in other accounts. Cf. Lewisburg <em>Chronicle</em>, Oct. 14, 1870.</p> | ||
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|Sources=<p>Lewisburg <em>Chronicle</em>, June 29, 1866</p> | |Sources=<p>Lewisburg <em>Chronicle</em>, June 29, 1866</p> | ||
<p>https://www.departments.bucknell.edu/edu/bu_history_old/photo_history/1865/1865_UnivBuilding.html</p> | <p>https://www.departments.bucknell.edu/edu/bu_history_old/photo_history/1865/1865_UnivBuilding.html</p> | ||
|Has Source On Hand=No | |Has Source On Hand=No | ||
|Comment= | |Comment=<p>See also <em>The Bucknellian</em>, Nov. 3, 1938 has an article on early sports at Bucknell. The writer says the earliest mention of baseball at Bucknell is in the diary of J. Sexton James, class of 1868, on Sept. 28, 1867 where the freshman team beat the rest of the college team 47-19. From this the Olympian Club sprang.</p> | ||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | ||
|Entered by=Bruce Allardice | |Entered by=Bruce Allardice | ||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 08:37, 29 January 2023
| Nick Name | Olympian |
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| Earliest Known Date | 1866 |
| Last Known Game | |
| Location | Lewisburg, PA, United States |
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| NABBP Status | |
| Nine Class | Senior |
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| Description | "the Hill" appears to refer to College Hill in Lewisburg, where Bucknell University (then Lewisburg University) sits. The "Olympian" club of the university is mentioned in other accounts. Cf. Lewisburg Chronicle, Oct. 14, 1870. Baseball is said to have reached Bucknell in the early 1860s. See https://www.departments.bucknell.edu/edu/bu_history_old/photo_history/1865/1865_UnivBuilding.html Games among the college nines (e.e., class of 71 vs. class of 73) are also mentioned. |
| Sources | Lewisburg Chronicle, June 29, 1866 https://www.departments.bucknell.edu/edu/bu_history_old/photo_history/1865/1865_UnivBuilding.html |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | See also The Bucknellian, Nov. 3, 1938 has an article on early sports at Bucknell. The writer says the earliest mention of baseball at Bucknell is in the diary of J. Sexton James, class of 1868, on Sept. 28, 1867 where the freshman team beat the rest of the college team 47-19. From this the Olympian Club sprang. Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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| Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
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