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|Age of Players=Youth, Adult | |Age of Players=Youth, Adult | ||
|Holiday=Election Day | |Holiday=Election Day | ||
|Text=<p>When the Massachusetts Legislature announced that Election Day would be moved from May to January, a protest was lodged in a newspaper, recalling:</p> | |Text=<p>When the Massachusetts Legislature announced that Election Day would be moved from May to January, a protest was lodged in a newspaper, recalling:</p> | ||
<p>". . then amusements were planned; then were hunting matches and fishing parties made; then was the quoit hurled in the air; then were <strong>cricket, base, </strong>and <strong>long-ball </strong> played; then were sports of every kind, | <p>". . then amusements were planned; then were hunting matches and fishing parties made; then was the quoit hurled in the air; then were <strong>cricket, base, </strong>and <strong>long-ball </strong> played; then were sports of every kind, appropriate to the season, sought after and enjoyed with particular zest."</p> | ||
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|Sources=<p><em>'Lection Day</em>, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">National Aegis</span> (Worcester Massachusetts), June 15, 1831, page 1, as cited in David Block, <em>Polish Workers Play Ball at Jamestown, Virginia,</em> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Base Ball</span>, volume 5, number 2 (Spring 2011), page 8. </p> | |Sources=<p><em>'Lection Day</em>, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">National Aegis</span> (Worcester Massachusetts), June 15, 1831, page 1, as cited in David Block, <em>Polish Workers Play Ball at Jamestown, Virginia,</em> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Base Ball</span>, volume 5, number 2 (Spring 2011), page 8. </p> |
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"Cricket, Base, and Long Ball" Played in MA on Election Day
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Tags | HolidaysHolidays |
Location | WorcesterWorcester |
City/State/Country: | Worcester, MA, US |
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Game | Cricket, Base, Long BallCricket, Base, Long Ball |
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Age of Players | Youth, AdultYouth, Adult |
Holiday | Election Day |
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Text | When the Massachusetts Legislature announced that Election Day would be moved from May to January, a protest was lodged in a newspaper, recalling: ". . then amusements were planned; then were hunting matches and fishing parties made; then was the quoit hurled in the air; then were cricket, base, and long-ball played; then were sports of every kind, appropriate to the season, sought after and enjoyed with particular zest."
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Sources | 'Lection Day, National Aegis (Worcester Massachusetts), June 15, 1831, page 1, as cited in David Block, Polish Workers Play Ball at Jamestown, Virginia, Base Ball, volume 5, number 2 (Spring 2011), page 8. |
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Submitted by | David Block |
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