August 1, 1907: Lieutenant-General Robert Baden-Powell of the British Army opens a boys' camping event on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour, in Dorset, on the South Coast of England. The idea was to test his ideas for a book he was writing, Scouting for Boys.
On his return from serving in the Boer War in Africa in 1903, Baden-Powell found that his military training manual, Aids to Scouting, had become a best-seller, and was being used by teachers and youth organizations. Following his involvement in the Boys' Brigade as a Brigade Vice-president and Officer in charge of its scouting section, Baden-Powell decided to re-write Aids to Scouting to suit a youth readership.
The camp lasted through August 8, and and included instructions, for boys from different social backgrounds, in camping, observation, woodcraft, chivalry, lifesaving and patriotism. Baden-Powell considered it a success, and published his book in January 1908. The camp is regarded as the origin of the worldwide Scout movement.
A rally of Scouts was held at the Crystal Palace in London in 1909, at which Baden-Powell met some of the first Girl Scouts, of whom 6,000 had already been officially registered as Scouts. The Girl Guides were subsequently formed in 1910, under the auspices of Baden-Powell's sister, Agnes Baden-Powell.
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August 1, 1907 was a Thursday. These baseball games were played that day:
* The New York Highlanders lost to the Detroit Tigers, 4-3 at Hilltop Park in Upper Manhattan. "Wild" Bill Donovan outpitched Al Orth, "The Curveless Wonder." Ty Cobb went 2-for-4. The Highlanders became the Yankees in 1913.
* The Boston Americans beat the Cleveland Naps, 14-1 at the Huntington Avenue Grounds in Boston. Napoleon "Nap" Lajoie, the 2nd baseman and manager for Cleveland, did not play. The Americans became the Red Sox the next season. The Naps became the Indians in 1915, and the Guardians in 2022.
* The New York Giants lost to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-7 in 10 innings at Robison Field in St. Louis.
* The Brooklyn Superbas lost to the Chicago Cubs, 7-2 at the West Side Grounds in Chicago. The Superbas, named for their former manager, Ned Hanlon, and a popular circus troupe of the era, Hanlon's Superbas, became the Dodgers in 1911.
* The Philadelphia Athletics beat the St. Louis Browns, 2-0 at Columbia Park in Philadelphia. Eddie Plank pitched a 3-hit shutout.
* The Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Senators, 7-3 at American League Park in Washington.
* The Boston Doves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2 at Exposition Park in Pittsburgh. Honus Wagner went 2-for-4. The Doves were named for their owner, George Dovey. In 1912, they became the Boston Braves.
* And a doubleheader was split at The Palace of the Fans in Cincinnati. The Philadelphia Phillies won the opener, 4-0. Lew Morin pitched a 3-hit shutout. The Cincinnati Reds were leading the nightcap, 1-0 after 7 innings, when the game was called due to darkness.
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