Intramural Baseball

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Class Football from 1930s with text "Class Football Series Will Start Saturday. All Teams Are Working Hard For A [] Season."
Davidsonian Article Headline May 15, 2924 with text, "Earliest Days of Davidson's Baseball History Are Pictured By Former Player."
Champion Baseball Team from 1892.
Charlotte Observer Article Headline from February 14, 1903 after The Great Freshmen Riot, titled "Freshman on the Rampage."
Freshman Class from 1902 wearing black jackets
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Intramural Baseball
Description
Toward the end of the nineteenth century into the early twentieth century, sports grew as a popular form of out-door play and entertainment for students at Davidson College. Many new teams and activities arose with the growth of the student body from 120 students in 1888 to 650 students in 1940. College athletes entered the arena of intercollegiate play in 1898 after decades of intramural play. The first organized teams played baseball in the 1870s, followed by rugby in 1889. Even with the rise of varsity sports, intramurals remained an integral part of student life and leisure time. Stiff competition between classes gradually shifted to fraternity-based teams and club sports.
Site pages
Intramural Baseball 1880-1940
Media
Class Football from 1930s with text "Class Football Series Will Start Saturday. All Teams Are Working Hard For A [] Season."Class Football from 1930s
Davidsonian Article Headline May 15, 2924 with text, "Earliest Days of Davidson's Baseball History Are Pictured By Former Player."Davidsonian Article Headline May 15, 2924
Champion Baseball Team from 1892.Champion Baseball Team 1892
Charlotte Observer Article Headline from February 14, 1903 after The Great Freshmen Riot, titled "Freshman on the Rampage."Charlotte Observer Article Headline from February 14, 1903 after The Great Freshmen Riot
Freshman Class from 1902 wearing black jackets1906 Freshmen Class from 1902 Quips and Cranks