This lantern slide shows an athletic event. It is unsure where this event took place, but it could have been on the campus of the International YMCA Training School, now known as Springfield College. A large group of people are standing in a wide semicircle around the competitors. There are hills in the background, which may indicate that the location was not Springfield College.
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Springfield College
Notes:
Springfield College has a long history of successful athletics dating back to the 1800s. Before Pratt Field was completed in 1910, students used six acres adjoining the gymnasium. This land had a ball field, quarter-mile running and bicycle track, and tennis courts. They also used fourteen acres on the north side of Alden Street, where the baseball and football teams trained. This image was likely taken on one of these properties.
Glass is cracked; Text on border reads, "Athletics."