Club of Montreal

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Nick Name	Montreal
Earliest Known Date	Thursday, June 10, 1869
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Location	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	The New York Clipper, July 10, 1869 reports that on June 26th the newly formed Montreal club defeated a club composed of members of the Holman Opera Troupe, the Grand Duchess Club, 36-22 in a 6 inning game. Gives a box score. Same June 26, 1869 reports that this club formed June 10th. Same June 19, 1869 reports that "Messrs. Isaacson, Hughes, Dowd, Beckett, Rose, Robinson and others" are forming this club. Same Aug. 7, 1869 reports another game. Same, Sept. 25, 1869 reports the St. Lawrence Club of Montreal playing the Crescents of St. John, New Brunswick, losing to the Crescents 69-37. Same club? BTW Humber, "Diamonds of the North," p. 110-111 says the Crescent club was from Montreal, not New Brunswick. A Montreal BBC is pictured in 1871. Same Club? See http://archivesdemontreal.com/2015/04/02/a-brief-history-of-baseball-in-montreal-from-1860-to-1960/ The New York Clipper, April 20, 1872 reports on the April 9th meeting of this club. Officers were Col. Frank Bond (President), Albert Vase (VP), and High W. Beckett (Sec./Treas.).
Sources	The New York Clipper, June 10, 1869.
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
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Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know

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Year	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties
1869	1 Played	1 Won	0 Lost	0 Tied
1870	1 Played	0 Won	0 Lost	0 Tied

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Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1869-06-26	Montreal		Quebec	Club of Montreal	Grand Duchess Club	36 - 22	Quebec, Canada	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-08-22	Montreal		Quebec	Club of Montreal	Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York			Bruce Allardice

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