The APOCRYPHA 



IF 



HE MYOPIA CLUB of Winches- 

 ter was organized and incorporated 

 in 1879. A club-house was built, 

 and grounds were laid out in a 

 moderate way. There was a plank 

 lawn tennis court, which was one of 

 the pioneer courts in this country. The nucleus of 

 the Club sport was the great national game, base 

 ball. This was played under unusual conditions, — 

 being supported during play by frequent "wee nips " 

 of Myopia punch, our own brew. It proved a great 

 " mascot," and is responsible for many a victory and 

 also for the birth of the Club. At any rate, as seen 

 through the spectacles of time, it moved us to the 

 idea of forming a Club, and no doubt the punch had 

 its influence in selecting the name Myopia. Eye- 

 glasses were a badge of distinction, amounting to a de- 

 coration. Many Myopes wore them on the ball-field. 



