Chronology:Round-Ball
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1850s.60 Game of "Round-Ball" Recalled Much Later
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I had heard of that call
For the game of round-ball,
So I went to the grounds after dinner;
But the play had begun,
And I knew there’d be fun,
But I could not imagine the winner.
[ . . .]
And such glorious fun,
Just to see the boys run,
Really tickl’d your humble reporter.
J.H.C. (J. H. Cunnabel)
For full poem, see Supplemental Text, below.
Sources:
Milford Journal, September 22, 1875.
Warning:
Dating this throwback game to the 1850s is arbitrary. Correction welcomed.
Comment:
This happy poem does not appear to convey details on the game's rules.
Decade
1850s