1859 Baseball & Chess
As the heading read:
Williams and Amherst
Baseball and Chess
Muscle and Mind
There was a chess match the day after the baseball game. Three of the players that played in these matches are listed as E.S. Brewster, Henry Anstice Jr. and Frank "Francis" H. Snow
Williams was not expected to win the baseball game, the Amherst team was made up of older players and it was noted they were more physical then the Williams team, however Williams was expected to win the chess match. This proved to be wrong as Amherst was victorious on both counts. The celebration of the doubleheader victory for Amherst lasted through the evening and carried on to the next day which was July 4th.
Here are the chess players:
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