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{{Chronology Entry
|Year=1855
|Year Number=9
|Headline=Whitman Puts "Good Game of Base-Ball" Among Favorite Americana
|Headline=Whitman Puts "Good Game of Base-Ball" Among Favorite Americana
|Year=1855
|Salience=2
|Is in main chronology=yes
|Tags=Famous,
|Country=United States
|State=NY
|Game=Base Ball
|Game=Base Ball
|Tags=Famous
|Notables=Walt Whitman
|Text=<p>Walt Whitman, <u>Leaves of Grass</u> [Brooklyn, Rome Bros], per David Block, <u>Baseball Before We Knew It</u>, page 216. In a review of good American experiences, including "approaching Manhattan" and "under Niagara", Whitman puts this line: "Upon the race-course, or enjoying pic-nics or jigs or a good game of base-ball . . . "</p>
|Text=<p>Walt Whitman,&nbsp;<span>Leaves of Grass</span>&nbsp;[Brooklyn, Rome Bros], p. 95.&nbsp;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>
|Sources=<p>David Block, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Baseball Before We Knew It</span>, page 216.</p>
|Reviewed=Yes
|Has Supplemental Text=No
|Coordinates=40.7127837, -74.0059413
}}
}}

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Whitman Puts "Good Game of Base-Ball" Among Favorite Americana

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Game Base Ball
Notables Walt Whitman
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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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David Block, Baseball Before We Knew It, page 216.

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