Timeline
1840s-1885
- 1840s: handball is played on court in Academy playground
- 1840s, late: hurley is played
- 1855: Ladies’ College gymnasium is built
- 1861: Male Academy gymnasium is built
- 1864: Ladies’ College receives its first instructor in calisthenics, Julia A. Goodhue
- 1869: Mary E. Pickard, second Ladies’ College calisthenics instructor, departs. No calisthenics instructor again until 1887
- 1869, Oct.: Mount Allison plays first recorded sports match: Academy vs. Sackville cricket team (the "Star Club")
- 1870, Sep.: University forms cricket club and plays match against Sackville Cricket Club
- 1876: first University gymnasium is built
- 1876, Apr.: first recorded football match on campus: University vs. Academy
- 1876, Oct.: first mention of audience attending a Mount Allison sports match, in cricket
- 1876, Nov.: Tantramar Skating Rink, Sackville’s first indoor skating rink, is built
- 1878, Apr.: first recorded baseball game: Academy vs. affiliated Commercial College
- 1880, Oct.: The Argosy gives first modern-day sports report, on a cricket match
- 1882: Dr. William L. Goodwin introduces rugby football to Mount Allison
- 1883, Jan. 30: first University gymnasium burns down
- 1884, Mar.: skating carnivals are held
- 1884, Sep.: University plays baseball
- 1884, Oct.: Mount Allison Athletic Club is formed
- 1885, Nov.: Mount Allison cricket team defeats "Tantramar" and "Mechanics" local teams
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