May 2, 1884

The college yell was born on the eve of a tie baseball game with the University of Wisconsin.

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BeloitMay 2, 1884

The college yell was born on the eve of a tie baseball game with the University of Wisconsin.

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The first field-day was held in 1880 ; Beloit entered the Western College Baseball League in 1883; lawn tennis appeared in 1884. The Delian Band foreshadowed the merry tinkle of the Mandolin Club, as did the Phi Beta Sigma Quartette the Glee Club. The college yell was born May 2, 1884, on the eve of a tie game of baseball with the University of Wisconsin, and though of much less formidable dimensions than at present, its seven syllables formed the basis of the chorus of today.

Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.Vol. 1, PDF p. 338 / book p. 310

1884 / May 2

BeloitA

May 2, 1884

The college yell was born on the eve of a tie baseball game with the University of Wisconsin.

All of 1884 → · Know a source for this? Tell us →

The evidence

BeloitMay 2, 1884

The college yell was born on the eve of a tie baseball game with the University of Wisconsin.

A 1 independent source

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

The first field-day was held in 1880 ; Beloit entered the Western College Baseball League in 1883; lawn tennis appeared in 1884. The Delian Band foreshadowed the merry tinkle of the Mandolin Club, as did the Phi Beta Sigma Quartette the Glee Club. The college yell was born May 2, 1884, on the eve of a tie game of baseball with the University of Wisconsin, and though of much less formidable dimensions than at present, its seven syllables formed the basis of the chorus of today.