Cool Cape May 2021-22

[28] excerpt from the first resort
“A Fine Record
Made By the
Collegians”
proclaimed the
newspapers,
as the Cape
May baseball
team ended
the 1893 season
with a record
of 21 wins, five
losses and a
tie. The local
athletes claimed
their victories
against a diverse
collection of
teams, including
the renowned
New York
Athletic Club.
The Cape May
Collegians
boasted two
players with a
batting average
over .400,
another at .394
and the team’s
three pitchers
struck out 223
batters.
Tom Dvorschak