Mechanics Ball Club of Waltham

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Nick Name	Mechanics
Earliest Known Date	1858 (Foundation Date)-- No earlier than May 1858
Last Known Game
Location	Waltham, MA, United States
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	"Later in the year [1858] 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." The New York Clipper, April 30, 1859 mentions this club as sending delegates to the state bb convention.
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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Found by	David Nevard
Submission Note	Email of 9/13/2014
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First in Location	Waltham, MA
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Ballgames

Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1858-10-23	Waltham		MA	Mechanics Ball Club of Waltham	Olympic Club of Boston	21 - 54		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1859-04-07	Roxbury		MA	Warren Club of Roxbury	Mechanics Ball Club of Waltham	70 - 71		Bruce Allardice

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