August 3, 1903

Fensom Elevator Works baseball team loses

The 3 August 1903 edition of the Globe details how the Brotherhood of St Andrew and St Philip baseball team of St Cooke’s Presbyterian Church defeated the Fensom team 10-4 at Bayfront Park. Cooke’s was one of the most important Orange churches in the city, and its ability to field a baseball team illustrates the Order’s communal influence.

The Globe – 3 August 1903 

Sources:

  • Article – The Globe, 3 August 1903
  • Order Info – William J Smyth – Toronto: The Belfast of Canada. The Orange Order and the Shaping of Municipal Culture– p. 102