HOY FIELD SCOREBOARD

On April 28, 1979, with an initial grant of $3,000 from the Glass Gift Fund, the Class of 1962 Baseboard Scoreboard was dedicated during ceremonies at Hoy Field. By 2002, however, an additional $40,400 was needed to replace the original scoreboard with a modern version. Of that total cost, $22,000 came from the Class Gift Fund; and 24 individual classmates made additional gifts of $18,400 to complete the financing of the project. In addition to a large Class of 1962 legend on the scoreboard itself, a bronze plaque was placed at the entrance to the field acknowledging the Class’ gift and listing the names of the individual donors.

But time moves on. Our Class of ’62 Baseball Scoreboard is now to be found at Booth Field, the current home of Cornell baseball located on Ellis Hollow Road near Game Farm Road. The scoreboard was moved from its previous on-campus home at Hoy Field in the middle of the 2023 season. The Agreement we have with the University and the Department of Athletics is that the Class of 1962 designation, which was renewed in 2018, is good for 15 years, i.e., until 2033.

Here’s another historical tidbit: “Give My Regards to Davy,” written by a trio of Cornell roommates in 1905, actually refers to a fictional encounter between an anonymous student and David (Davy) Fletcher Hoy, the registrar and secretary for the committee on student conduct, over the student’s binge drinking. In as much as that was our scoreboard on Hoy Field, “Davy” is definitely our boy! (Source: Wikipedia.)