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{{Club | {{Club | ||
|Coordinates=42.4430372, -71.22896409999998 | |Coordinates=42.4430372, -71.22896409999998 | ||
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|Name=Zephyrs of East Lexington | |Name=Zephyrs of East Lexington | ||
|Club Name=Zephyrs | |Club Name=Zephyrs | ||
|Type of Date=Day | |Type of Date=Day | ||
|Date=1860/04/24 | |Date=1860/04/24 | ||
|Date Note=(reported formation date) | |||
|Is Foundation Date= | |||
|Date of Dissolution Type=Day | |Date of Dissolution Type=Day | ||
|Date of Dissolution=1860/10/25 | |||
|Date of Dissolution Note=(last minutes written) | |||
|Country=United States | |Country=United States | ||
|State=MA | |State=MA | ||
|Borough= | |||
|City=Lexington | |City=Lexington | ||
|Modern Address= | |||
|NABBP Status= | |||
|NABBP Note= | |||
|Nine Class=Senior | |Nine Class=Senior | ||
|Description=<p>"The Zephyrs voted to play the Massachusetts game, but later in the meeting they voted to reconsider." . . . The | |Description=<p>"The Zephyrs voted to play the Massachusetts game, but later in the meeting they voted to reconsider." . . . (There is no indication of which game they actually played). The club voted to play once a week on Saturdays at six o'clock. Later in July the increased the frequency to Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. . . . The minutes never even hint at competition with another team."</p> | ||
<p>Persons named as members include E. R. Bullard, M. B. Smith, G.H. Lawrence, Ralph Cole, and C.W. Sullivan.</p> | <p>Persons named as members include E. R. Bullard, M. B. Smith, G.H. Lawrence, Ralph Cole, and C.W. Sullivan.</p> | ||
| | <p>On May 12th the club "voted to reconsider the vote whereby we voted to have a square bat."</p> | ||
<p>"Tom Kelleher has calculated that fifty- nine New England teams were playing Massachusetts baseball by 1858, while eighteen Massachusetts teams had begun playing by New York rules." </p> | |||
<p>"Both the Massachusetts and New York rules required a round bat, although the former specified the bat be covered by leather."</p> | |||
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|Sources=<p>Richard Kollen, "East Lexington Zephyrs Base Ball Club Minutes of Meeting, 1860," <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Lexington, Massachusetts: Treasures from Historic Archives </span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">(</span>History Press, 2006) pages 59-61. Search string, August 2015: <zephyrs voted to play>.</p> | |||
|Source Image= | |||
|Has Source On Hand=No | |Has Source On Hand=No | ||
|Comment=<p>Does this imply that the Mass Game was sometimes played with a square bat?</p> | |||
|Query=<p>Do we know the Kelleher source?</p> | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Submitted by=Paul S. Johnson | |Submitted by=Paul S. Johnson | ||
|Submission Note=8/1/2015 | |Submission Note=8/1/2015 | ||
|First in Location= | |Entered by=Larry McCray | ||
|First in Location=Lexington, MA | |||
|First in Location Note= | |||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 04:45, 9 July 2021
| Nick Name | Zephyrs |
|---|---|
| Earliest Known Date | Tuesday, April 24, 1860 -- (reported formation date) |
| Last Known Game | Thursday, October 25, 1860 (last minutes written) |
| Location | Lexington, MA, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| NABBP Status | |
| Nine Class | Senior |
| Tags | |
| Description | "The Zephyrs voted to play the Massachusetts game, but later in the meeting they voted to reconsider." . . . (There is no indication of which game they actually played). The club voted to play once a week on Saturdays at six o'clock. Later in July the increased the frequency to Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. . . . The minutes never even hint at competition with another team." Persons named as members include E. R. Bullard, M. B. Smith, G.H. Lawrence, Ralph Cole, and C.W. Sullivan. On May 12th the club "voted to reconsider the vote whereby we voted to have a square bat." "Tom Kelleher has calculated that fifty- nine New England teams were playing Massachusetts baseball by 1858, while eighteen Massachusetts teams had begun playing by New York rules." "Both the Massachusetts and New York rules required a round bat, although the former specified the bat be covered by leather."
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| Sources | Richard Kollen, "East Lexington Zephyrs Base Ball Club Minutes of Meeting, 1860," Lexington, Massachusetts: Treasures from Historic Archives (History Press, 2006) pages 59-61. Search string, August 2015: <zephyrs voted to play>. |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | Does this imply that the Mass Game was sometimes played with a square bat? Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Do we know the Kelleher source? Edit with form to add a query |
| Found by | Paul S. Johnson |
| Submission Note | 8/1/2015 |
| Entered by | Larry McCray |
| First in Location | Lexington, MA |
| First in Location Note | |
| Entry Origin | |
| Entry Origin Url | |
| Local-Origin Study Groups | |
| Has Supplemental Text |
Ballgames
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Players
| Player | Years | Roles | Edit Association with Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. W. Sullivan | |||
| E. R. Bullard, President | 1860 | Initial Officer | |
| G. H. Lawrence, Treasurer | Initial Officer | ||
| M. B. Smith, Vice President | Initial Officer | ||
| Ralph Cole |
Playing Fields
Comments
<comments voting="Plus" />