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Originally Posted by bgar3
I believe This article refers to the first base ball club in Boston, started by John Lowell in 1858. First called the the Bowdoin Square Base Ball Club, the dropped the Square in 1859. Lowell went on tho found the Lowell, Base Ball club, which was on of 3 major teams in the Boston area and he was the one who awarded the silver ball. It is likely the Bowdoin team played under the Massachusetts rules. The headquarters was near Bowdoin street. See John Thorn mlb blog piece.
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According to an article I found in the May 8, 1860 Boston Evening Transcript (on newspapers.com), and on the Protoball.org website, it looks like the Bowdoin Club played under the new (at the time) New York Rules.
Steve
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