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Young Andrew Johnson Plays Cat and Bass Ball and Bandy in Raleigh NC

Salience Noteworthy
Tags Famous
Location US South
City/State/Country: NC, United States
Game Bass Ball
Age of Players Juvenile
Text

[At age four] "he spent many hours at games with boys of the neighborhood, his favorite being 'Cat and Bass Ball and Bandy,' the last the 'choyst' game of all."

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Letter from Neal Brown, July 15, 1867, in Johnson Mss., Vol. 116, No. 16,106.[Publisher?]

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Submitted by John Thorn
Submission Note 6/6/2004
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Supplemental Text

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept. 5, 1867 has a long article on how then-President Johnson received a baseball team at the White House, was made an honorary member of that team, and reminisced about playing base ball in his youth. See the image I've uploaded. [ba]