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<p>around the fall/winter of 1867, some Haverford College students, looking for exercise during periods of snow, invented a game they called "Ice Cream." It was a bat ball game, resembling wicket/cricket, and according to the book was unique to Haverford.</p> | <p>around the fall/winter of 1867, some Haverford College students, looking for exercise during periods of snow, invented a game they called "Ice Cream." It was a bat ball game, resembling wicket/cricket, and according to the book was unique to Haverford.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p>Philip Garrett, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">A History of the First Sixty Years of | |Sources=<p>Philip Garrett, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">A History of Haverford College for<span> the First Sixty Years of its Existence</span></span>, (Haverford College Alumni Assn) , p. 350-351</p> | ||
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|Comment= | |Comment=<p>Haverford is known to be a place where cricket held some popularity. One might wonder if Ice Cream (was <em>that</em> treat popular prior to electrification?) was meant to blunt the beginnings of America's Base Ball Fever appeal?</p> | ||
<p>Special thanks to Bruce Allardice for spotting this. </p> | |||
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|Query=<p>Can we find out more on the nature and fate of Ice Cream?</p> | |Query=<p>Can we find out more on the nature and fate of Ice Cream?</p> | ||
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Revision as of 13:27, 27 February 2021
| Game | Ice Cream |
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| Game Family | Baseball |
| Location | |
| Regions | US |
| Eras | 1800s |
| Invented | No |
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| Description | Bruce Allardice on 2/26/2021, reported that around the fall/winter of 1867, some Haverford College students, looking for exercise during periods of snow, invented a game they called "Ice Cream." It was a bat ball game, resembling wicket/cricket, and according to the book was unique to Haverford. |
| Sources | Philip Garrett, A History of Haverford College for the First Sixty Years of its Existence, (Haverford College Alumni Assn) , p. 350-351
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| Comment | Haverford is known to be a place where cricket held some popularity. One might wonder if Ice Cream (was that treat popular prior to electrification?) was meant to blunt the beginnings of America's Base Ball Fever appeal? Special thanks to Bruce Allardice for spotting this. Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Can we find out more on the nature and fate of Ice Cream? Edit with form to add a query |
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