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Baseball at Georgetown University in 1900

A Georgetown University Library photograph shows a baseball game on the university grounds in 1900.

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Georgetown baseball game
Georgetown baseball game
Who doesn’t love a good game of baseball? Here’s a great shot of a game being played on the Georgetown University grounds in 1900. Grounds like these turned out serious athletes, among them Olympic champion Robert LeGendre.

Georgetown baseball game (Georgetown University Library)

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