The first Boston Athletic Association Indoor Games were held on February 15, 1890 at Mechanics Hall.

[9] In 1900, Dr. B. J. Mulligan of the Knickerbocker Athletic Club broke the world record in the triple jump by two inches.

[10] In 1902, world champion sprinter Arthur Duffey was upset in the 40-yard dash by Harvard freshman Francis Scheuber.

[11] In 1912, Samuel Lawrence broke Michael Sweeney's 18-year old high jump indoor world record.

He cited John Taylor and A. M. Bowser as black athletes who had previously competed in the games.

[15] That year's event featured many athletes from the previous year's Olympics, including Richmond Landon, Earl Thomson, Jackson Scholz, John Murphy, Frank Loomis, Earl Eby, and Loren Murchison.

[17] The event's feature race was the Hunter Mile, which was won by the "Flying Parson" Harold Cutbill.

[18] In 1926, Norwegian Charles Hoff set the men's pole vault indoor world record at 13 ft 1 1⁄4 in.

member George V. Brown was reportedly happy with the move because the event did not bring much of a profit for the arena.

[27]After filing for bankruptcy, the Association closed its clubhouse on August 4, 1935, and sold its building's furnishings at auction later that year.

members formed the Unicorn Club to continue the indoor games and the Boston Marathon.

Games, which also featured a big upset in the two miles when Curt Stone beat Fred Wilt.

[38] In the feature race of the 1955 games, Wes Santee broke the world record in the indoor mile with a time of 4:03.8.

[42] The following year, John Thomas tied his world high jump record of 7 feet 1 ½ inches.

[45] In 1970, the Knights of Columbus ended their annual Boston Garden track meet after 44 years due to financial issues.

Games as the last major track event in Boston, although, according to the New York Times they also appeared to "be in jeopardy".

president Will Cloney announced that the games would not take place in 1972 due to increased costs and low ticket sales.