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First Recorded College Game at Williams College
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | CollegeCollege |
| Location | New EnglandNew England |
| City/State/Country: | Williamstown, MA, United States |
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| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | YouthYouth |
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| Text | "On Saturday last [May 29] a Game of Ball was played between the Sophomore and Freshmen Classes of Williams College. The conditions were three rounds of 35 tallies - best two in three winning. The Sophs won the first, and the Freshmen the two last. It was considered one of the best contested Games ever played by the students."
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| Sources | "Williamstown [MA]," The Pittsfield Sun, vol. 58, number 3011 (June 3, 1858, page 2, column 5. Posted to 19CBB on 8/14/2007 by Craig Waff. The best-of-three format is familiar in the Massachusetts game. |
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1858.29 First Recorded College Game at Williams College"
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