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Game Bandy
Game Family Hook-em-snivy Hook-em-snivy
Regions US, Britain
Eras 1800s, Predecessor
Invented No
Description

Bandy was a game that reportedly resembled shinty or modern field hockey, in which players on two teams attempted to advance a ball with a club into the opposing team's goal.

The Richmond Whig, Aug. 21, 1866 speaks of southerners 20 years prior playing bandy and chermany. In 1850 Tarborough, NC banned the playing of bandy in the streets. In 1858 boys were arrested in DC for playing bandy on the streets (Washington Star, Nov. 27, 1858).

The New York Clipper, June 1, 1861 has a long article on Bandy, which it describes as a Welsh version of Hurling.

Sources

Altherr, "Southern Ball Games--Chermany, Round Cat, etc. " Base Ball (Spring 2011).

Comment

Richmond VA newspapers often noted boys playing bandy in the city's streets. See Richmond Dispatch, Oct. 6, 1854, May 4, 1857, Jan. 12, March 30, 1858; Richmond Mail, March 22, 1854.

For more on Bandy and Field Hockey, see Giden et al., "On the Origin of Hockey." This book suggests that "bandy" was in the 1800s sort of a generic name for ice or field hockey games. [ba]

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