19th Century Trophy Balls

[tlwise12]

The only trophy ball I still own.

1866 Unions of Morrisania vs St. George

Terrible condition

[bgar3]

Great stuff. Wish I had one.

[jpop43]

My only one…Fulton BBC (NY) from Sept of 1867.

www.dugouttreasures.com

[bgar3]

Hoping to try try to keep this thread going, I am including the closest thing I have to a trophy ball. This is a Warren photo of the 1867 Harvard team with Silver Ball they won after beating Lowell. There is also a trophy bat that was won by one of the players.

[Yanks23]

Awesome stuff, guys...keep 'em coming! Gary, that Tecumseh ball has a great look! Love the Ross Barnes connection.

Here is another one of mine. Many of you have likely seen these "Lehigh" balls floating around. It is said that they came from Lehigh University, though I am not convinced that there is a connection to the school...other than having been in their trophy display case (or wherever they were found). If anyone has any information that helps show the connection to a Lehigh University team or otherwise, please post it on this thread so we can all learn more.

This one is from 1870...

[mrreality68]

Please keep those pictures and stories coming. I am thinking of getting into Memorabilla but have so much to learn. And I am but so much more to go

[aelefson]

Hi-

I also have one of the white/green trophy balls (1871). They are definitely not Lehigh U balls, but I believe they were purchased from the university. I know the person who bought them and will try to get more details when I next see him (hopefully at Brimfield in September). I believe another friend of mine has knowledge of these as well, and I will try to find out more from him when I can. I believe they were found in 1995. I have seen pictures of about 5 or 6 others plus the one you have and mine.

Alan

[Yanks23]

Here is one that just sneaks into 19th Century: A Princeton/Yale ball from the June 17, 1899 game between the two schools. Princeton won 11-4.

The front of the ball with the score looks great, whereas the side with the date and location is not as clear.

You will notice that "New York" is the location for this game. Yale and Princeton played one another 3 times each year. One game at each school, and the third at a neutral site in New York. I'm still not sure exactly which field in NY that they played at.

Included in the third picture is an order form for Yale undergraduate students to purchase tickets for the June 3, 1899 home game against Princeton. Yale won that game 8-0. On June 10, 1899, Princeton won their home game 6-2. And as you can see on the trophy ball, Princeton won 11-4 in the NY game, and what was their season finale.

Princeton went 18-9 in 1899, including two wins against Harvard. Interestingly enough, 3 of Princeton's losses came at the hands of Georgetown that year. Yale went 19-12 in 1899.