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Reverend Beecher: Base-Ball is Best Form of Exercise
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | FamousFamous |
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| City/State/Country: | MA, UA |
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| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
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| Notables | Henry Ward Beecher |
| Text | "It is well, therefore, that so many muscular games are coming into vogue. Base-ball and cricket are comparatively inexpensive, and open to all, and one can hardly conceive of better exercise."
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| Sources | Henry W. Beecher, Eyes and Ears (Sampson Low, London, 1862), age 191. Accessed 2/18/10 via Google Books search ("vogue baseball" beecher). |
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| Comment | Beecher is here lauding exercise that is both vigorous and inexpensive. Edit with form to add a comment |
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1862.12 Reverend Beecher: Base-Ball is Best Form of Exercise"
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