Pynchon Park

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Springfield Bicycle Club-Bicycle Camp-Exhibition & Tournament, Springfield, Mass, U.S.A., Sept. 18, 19, 20, 1883 - lith. of Milton Bradley, & Co., Springfield, Mass. LCCN99400146.jpg
A poster promoting a Springfield Bicycle Club event in September 1883 when the stadium was known as Hampden Park
Pynchon Park
Location Springfield, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°06′37″N72°36′37″W / 42.1102°N 72.6103°W / 42.1102; -72.6103
Opened1853
Closed1966
Tenants
Springfield Bicycle Club
Springfield Giants
Springfield Acorns

Pynchon Park, also known as Hampden Park and League Park, was a sports venue in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was opened in 1853 by the Hampden Agricultural Society and was destroyed by fire in 1966. [1]

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The venue hosted various events, including horse racing, bicycle racing, and college football (including several editions of the Harvard–Yale football rivalry). It also served as home grounds for the minor league baseball team primarily known as the Springfield Ponies.

Hampden Park

In 1853 the Hampden Agricultural Society paid $15,405 for the land on the site with the intention of creating a venue for the National Trotting Organization to hold its meetings. [2] However the facilities were then used for a broader range of recreational activities. With the advent of the American Civil War, Hampden Park was used as a muster point for the 10th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. [2] The 46th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment – which was primarily recruited in Hampden County


In 1885 and 1896, cycling's hour record was unofficially broken multiple times at Hampden Park. [3]

Renamed in 1940 for early settler William Pynchon, but the park came down in a blaze on the sixties.[ citation needed ]

College football

DateWinning teamResultLosing teamReferences
November 24, 1881 Amherst 0–0 Dartmouth [4]
October 30, 1889 Wesleyan 20–17 Williams
November 9, 1889 Harvard 67–2Wesleyan [5]
November 16, 1889 Yale 52–0Wesleyan [6] [7]
November 22, 1889 Lehigh 11–11Wesleyan [8]
November 23, 1889 Dartmouth 20–9Williams [9]
November 23, 1889Yale6–0Harvard [10] [11]
November 12, 1890 Harvard 64–0 Amherst [12] [13]
November 21, 1890 Wesleyan 34–6 Brown [14]
November 22, 1890Harvard12–6 Yale [15] [16] [17] [18]
November 21, 1891 Yale 10–0 Harvard [19]
October 26, 1892 Yale 50–0 Springfield YMCA [20]
November 19, 1892Yale6–0 Harvard [21]
November 25, 1893 Yale 6–0 Harvard
October 17, 1894 Yale 34–0 Dartmouth [22] [23]
November 24, 1894 Brown 20-4Dartmouth [24] [25]
November 24, 1894Yale12–4 Harvard
November 25, 1905 Dartmouth 24–6 Brown [26]
October 27, 1906 Dartmouth 0–0 Williams
November 24, 1906 Brown 23–0Dartmouth

The Hampden Park Blood Bath

Hampden Park provided a neutral venue between Cambridge and New Haven suitable for the annual Harvard-Yale game between 1889 and 1894. [27] However the 1894 edition led to such violence and injury that the match was suspended for two years. It subsequently became known as the Hampden Park Blood Bath, also known as the Springfield Massacre. [28]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Healey, Paul. "Pynchon Park". www.projectballpark.org. Paul Healey. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  3. ↑ McKay, Feargal (30 January 2018). "The Penny Hour - The Last Hour Record Set On A High-Wheeled Bicycle". Podium Cafe. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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  6. ↑ "Yale, 52; Wesleyan, 0". The New York Times. November 17, 1889. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Yale, 52; Wesleyan, 0". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. November 17, 1889. p. 4. Retrieved March 25, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  8. ↑ "A Tie Game". The Meriden Daily Journal . Meriden, Connecticut. November 23, 1889. p. 3. Retrieved March 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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  15. ↑ "Crimson: Even Ladies, Who Blushed". The Boston Globe. November 23, 1890. pp. 1, 4.
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  17. ↑ "Harvard's Jubilee: Her Team Defeats Yale in the Great Football Game at Springfield". New York Tribune. November 23, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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  20. ↑ "Yale Won, As Usual: A 50 to 0 Victory Over the Springfield Eleven". The Hartford Courant. October 27, 1892. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ↑ "Yale's Narrow Victory: Harvard Defeated at Football in a Magnificent Game". New York Tribune. November 20, 1892. pp. 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
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