Club of Dartmouth College

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Nick Name Dartmouth
Earliest Known Date October 1865
Location Hanover, NH, United States
Description

The Springfield (MA) Republican Sept. 19, 1866, says on Friday the Dartmouth College base-ball club won the championship of New Hampshire by beating the Kearsarge club of Concord 38 to 7.

Bartlett, "Dartmouth Athletics" p. 9 says that Dartmouth organized a BBC is October 1865. Pender, "Athletics at Dartmouth" p. 31 has a photo of the 1866 team. And that this 1865 team is the first college-sponsored BBC.

By 1869 they had a Delphic BBC.

The college is located in Hanover, NH.

Sources

The Springfield Republican Sept. 19, 1866

Concord Statesman, Oct. 5, 1866

"The Dartmouth," 1869

Bartlett, "Dartmouth Athletics" p. 9

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Found by Bruce Allardice
Entered by Bruce Allardice
First in Location Hanover, NH
Entry Origin Sabrpedia

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