1806.1

British Children's Book Includes Scene of "Trap and Ball"

Salience	Noteworthy
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City/State/Country:	England
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Immediacy of Report	Contemporary
Age of Players	JuvenileJuvenile
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Text	"Edgar and Jane, the protagonists of a British children's book published in 1806 in Baltimore, The Children in the Wood, wanndered into a Briotish town where children were playing at trap and ball.
Sources	English, Clara, The Children in the Wood, an Instructive Tale [Warner and Hanna, Baltimore, 1806], p. 29. Per Thomas L. Altherr, "A Place Leavel Enough to Play Ball," reprinted in David Block, Baseball before We Knew It, See page 241 and ref #57.
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Comment	Trap and ball is not known to be a base-running game. Edit with form to add a comment
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