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B Y T H E N U M B E R S
Baseball at Princeton
As pennant fever sweeps the nation, Princetonians are
reminded of the distinguished history baseball has on this
campus:
• Baseball is Princeton's oldest sport. The Baseball
Club of the Class of 1862 of Nassau Hall was formed in 1858
-- the first organized sport at the school.
• The first game played against an outside opponent
saw the Princetonians tie an Orange, N.J., team 42-42 on
Oct. 22, 1860.
• Princeton played its first intercollegiate game on
Nov. 22, 1864, defeating Williams College 27-16.
• William Schenck 1880 invented the catcher's chest
protector -- by stuffing copies of The Princetonian in his
shirt. Following a game that pitted Princeton against
Harvard in 1880, a sporting goods manufacturer in Boston
developed a more sophisticated version of the pad.
• Princeton played in the first televised baseball
game on May 17, 1939, at Columbia University. NBC covered
the second game of a doubleheader in which the Tigers
defeated the Lions 2-1.
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October 15, 2001
Vol. 91, No. 6
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Contents
In the news
• Seminars put writing
at the forefront for freshmen
• Basis for 'just war'
is redress, prevention of aggression
• University signs
agreement to acquire land in West
Windsor
• Milberg inspires
celebration of Jewish-American writing
• Tilghman launches
lecture series
People
• Spotlight
• Briefs
Sections
• By the
numbers
• Nassau
Notes
• Calendar
of events
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