MARCH

14th

The Nassau Base Ball Club is organized on the Princeton campus by members of the class of 1862.

15th

At the annual meeting of the National Association of Base Ball Players, rule 36 is amended to read: "No party shall be competent to play in a match who receives compensation for his services."

JULY

1st

The first intercollegiate baseball match is played between Amherst and Williams colleges at Pittsfield, MA. Amherst wins 73-32. The game is played under the rules of the "Massachusetts Game."

NOVEMBER

28th

The first baseball club on the West Coast is formed, the Eagle Club of San Francisco.