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Sunday Mercury Acknowledges English Origin of Base Ball
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | |
| Location | Greater New York CityGreater New York City |
| City/State/Country: | NYC, NY, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | |
| Holiday | |
| Notables | |
| Text | In response to a letter sent by "A Used-Up Old Cricketer", the New York Sunday Mercury, presumably editor William Cauldwell, acknowledged that base ball was undoubtedly the descendant of the game of the same name long played in England. |
| Sources | New York Sunday Mercury Aug. 15, 1858 |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger, email to 19cBB 4/24/2013 |
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| Has Supplemental Text |
1858.64 Sunday Mercury Acknowledges English Origin of Base Ball"
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