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Columbia’s champs

Columbia College was in the news 150 years ago this summer as its varsity rowing team won its race at an intercollegiate regatta on Saratoga Lake in New York state. The race had to be postponed twice because of choppy … Continue reading

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outside base ball

150 years ago today the Brooklyn Atlantic base ball club extended its undefeated season down in Philly with what appears to be small ball, lots of small ball. From The New-York Times October 31, 1865: THE GREAT BASE BALL MATCH.; … Continue reading

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Amusements South and North

In early June 1862 Richmond was hard pressed by the huge Union army a few miles to the north, but despite the “general gloom” there was still some entertainment advertised. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch Saturday, June 7, 1862: The … Continue reading

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