Word: pattison
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...annual meeting of the New York State Inter-Collegiate Base-Ball Association the following were elected officers of the association for the coming year: President, J. C. Jones, Hobart; vice-president, R. A. Pattison, Hamilton; secretary and treasurer, H. H. Hawkins, Syracuse. Cornell was awarded the pennant and championship for last season. Rochester was expelled from the association, but has since been re-admitted. The colleges represented in the association are Cornell, Hamilton, Hobart, Syracuse, Rochester and Union...
...Louisville Courier-Journal, noting the rise of ball players, remarks : "Among the old-time ball players who made 'home runs' at the late election was Robert E. Pattison, the governor-elect of Pennsylvania, who played first-base in 1867 and 1868 for the Harry Clay Club of Philadelphia, a well-known amateur organization. Something has long been needed to give an impetus to our national game, and if the players are inspired by the hope of office, we may expect that the material interests of the sport will advance...
...Pattison's plurality in Pennsylvania...