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|Text=<p>In a review of good American experiences, including those "approaching Manhattan" and "under Niagara", Walt Whitman puts this line:</p> | |Text=<p>Walt Whitman, <span>Leaves of Grass</span> [Brooklyn, Rome Bros], p. 95. In a review of good American experiences, including those "approaching Manhattan" and "under Niagara", Walt Whitman puts this line:</p> | ||
<p>"Upon the race-course, or enjoying pic-nics or jigs or a good game of base-ball . . . "</p> | <p>"Upon the race-course, or enjoying pic-nics or jigs or a good game of base-ball . . . "</p> | ||
|Sources=<p> | |Sources=<p>David Block, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Baseball Before We Knew It</span>, page 216.</p> | ||
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Whitman Puts "Good Game of Base-Ball" Among Favorite Americana
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| Text | Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass [Brooklyn, Rome Bros], p. 95. In a review of good American experiences, including those "approaching Manhattan" and "under Niagara", Walt Whitman puts this line: "Upon the race-course, or enjoying pic-nics or jigs or a good game of base-ball . . . " |
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