I couldn’t help but smile at this mention of my Alma Mater’s ancient grudge match with Williams College reported in today’s Chronicle of Higher-Education on-line.
For those who can’t get behind the fire-wall, money quote:
A century and a half after an Amherst College senior, James L. Claflin, challenged the boys at nearby Williams College to a game of Massachusetts-rules “base ball,” the two colleges will square off once again on Sunday, marking the 150th anniversary of the first college baseball game ever played.
Discoverers and Discoveries 