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<p>Chicago <em>Tribune</em> Aug. 9, 1867 reports that yesterday the Aetna beat the Atlantic 2nd nine 54 to 40.</p> +
<p>Ellard book has lots on this junior club</p> +
<p>The <em>Daily Alta California</em>, Oct. 30, 1869 prints a letter from San Jose which reports that the Aetna Club of Santa Clara College beat the Star Club of San Jose in a base ball game by 31 runs.</p> +
<p>The St., Louis Globe Democrat, March 9, 1868 mentions the Dirigo and Aetna BBCs. An "Etna" BBC is mentioned in the St. Louis <em>Missouri Democrat</em>, July 23, 1867</p> +
<p>The Sacramento <em>Daily Union</em>, May 10, 1875: "Dixon. The match game of base ball between the Silver Stars of Dixon, and the Aetnas, of Vacaville, was won by the latter."</p>
<p>Both towns are in Solano County.</p> +
<p>The <em>Springfield Republican</em>, Nov. 5, 1866</p>
<p>The Hartford <em>Connecticut Courant</em>, Nov. 9, 1867, reports on the 2nd state baseball convention. Among the teams listed in the article were the Marion and Riverside of Norwich, the Hockanum of Manchester, the Star of Wallingford, Oceanic of Mystic, and the Aetna of Windsor Locks.</p>
<p>The Springfield [MA] <em>Republican</em>, Sept. 11, 1867 mentions the Eagle Club of Windsor Locks losing a game to Thompsonville. It is unclear which of these two teams might have been the older.</p> +
<p>Wolcottville is now Torrington.</p> +
<p>The Chicago Tribune, Nov. 7, 1869 reports that the Aetna Jrs. lost to the Active Jrs. 21-5.</p> +
<p>The city of Gary was founded in 1906. However, on the site of modern Gary, the Aetna Powder Plant operated, about 1 mile west of Miller Station. According to Lane's "Gary, Indiana: A Pictorial History," p. 18, the plant had a team that played other teams in the area by 1897.</p>
<p>Seymour's "Baseball: The People's Game" v. 3 p. 230 notes Steel Company teams playing in 1914.</p> +
<p>The <em>Boston Daily Advertiser</em>, May 21, 1866 lists the clubs attending a New England Junior club meeting: Active of Chelsea, Independent of Brookline, Aetos of Charleston, Irving of Cambridge, and from Boston, Beacon, Clifton, Aquila, Somerset, Wachuset, Upton, Sheridan and Atlantic Jr.</p> +
<p>Is this the "Colored" BBC of New London, mentioned in the Mariettian [Marietta, PA] June 22, 1867?</p> +
<p>Peverelly (1866) p. 506 lists the Agallian Club of Middletown.</p>
<p>The <em>Hartford Courant</em>, Oct. 3, 1865 mentions the Agallian BBC of Wesleyan U., Middletown.</p>
<p>The club was composed of Wesleyan U. students. See the Middletown <em>Constitution</em>, Sept. 26, 1866</p> +
<p>The Agallian was the club of Wesleyan University. Yale considers this game the first baseball game played by Yale College.</p> +
<p>The <em>Ipswich Bulletin</em>, Sept. 27, 1867 announces the formation of two BBCs in that town--the Agawam, and the Franklin.</p> +
<p>The <em>New York Clipper</em>, Nov. 3, 1866</p> +