Captain Lawrence's Team v Captain Lovejoy's Team in April 1858: Difference between revisions

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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">"It is interesting to note that on Fast Day, April 1858, there was a ball game played in Trapelo, Captain Lawrence's team defeating Capt. Lovejoy's team by a score of 50 points to 43. Later in the year a Mechanics Ball Club was organized and played a game on the Common with the Olympics of Boston. They were beaten by a score of 54 to 21. Twelve men played on a side."&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">"It is interesting to note that on Fast Day, April 1858, there was a ball game played in Trapelo, Captain Lawrence's team defeating Capt. Lovejoy's team by a score of 50 points to 43. Later in the year a Mechanics Ball Club was organized and played a game on the Common with the Olympics of Boston. They were beaten by a score of 54 to 21. Twelve men played on a side."&nbsp;</span></p>

Revision as of 21:51, 26 September 2014

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Date of Game April 1858
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Location Boston, MA, United States
Home Team  Add Club Page Captain Lawrence's Team
Away Team  Add Club Page Captain Lovejoy's Team
Score 50 43
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Number of Players 12
NY Rules No - Predecessor
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"It is interesting to note that on Fast Day, April 1858, there was a ball game played in Trapelo, Captain Lawrence's team defeating Capt. Lovejoy's team by a score of 50 points to 43. Later in the year a Mechanics Ball Club was organized and played a game on the Common with the Olympics of Boston. They were beaten by a score of 54 to 21. Twelve men played on a side." 

 

Trapelo was a neighborhood in Waltham.

 

Sources

Edmund L. Sanderson Waltham as a Precinct of Watertown and as a Town 1630 - 1884. Waltham Hist. Soc. 1936, page 70.

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