INDEPENDENT PLEASURE CLUB

The Independent Pleasure Club was formed in 1908 in Orange, New Jersey at a time when athletics and sports were seen as “pleasure” activities.


Location: Orange, New Jersey Nickname: “The Independents,” “The Big Six”
Colors: Forest Green, Ivory
Manager: Nelson Frye

To avoid restrictions on their activities or game schedules by outside parties or governing bodies, the club remained independent, that is, they avoided affiliations with churches, Y.M.C.A.s, schools, or Amateur Athletic Union chapters.

Independent Pleasure Club photo collage.

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