ðə klˈʌb wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn dʒˈuːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi baɪ fɹˈæŋk ˈɛl. ˈænθəni, fɹˈɛd dˈʌbəljˌuː. flˈɪnt, wˈɪljəm sˈiː. fɹˈæns, lˈoːɹɪŋ lˈɑːθɹɑːp ænd tʃˈɑːɹlz ˈiː. dʒˈɛŋkɪnz.
The club was founded in June 1880 by Frank L. Anthony, Fred W. Flint, William C. France, Loring Lothrop and Charles E. Jenkins.