In Delphi Circa 1848

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Date of Game Circa 1848
Game Bull Pen, Three Cornered Cat
Location Delphi, IN, United States
Has Source On Hand No
NY Rules No - Predecessor
Description Jonathan Lee Knight (1837-1915), a noted photographer, wrote to the Delphi Times in 1870 that as a boy in Delphi, IN, he played bull pen and three cornered cat, which he labeled the "immediate progenitor" of baseball.
Sources Topeka Daily Commonwealth, Sept. 15, 1870
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