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<p>"Old Town Ball: Reminiscences of the Game by a Very Old Boy.</p> | <p>"Old Town Ball: Reminiscences of the Game by a Very Old Boy.</p> | ||
<p>"I deem it | <p>"I deem it probable that a description of the the game called 'Town Ball' fifty years ago, from which base ball of the present originated, will prove interesting to your readers. I propose to give it to them as it comes back to me through the mental mist of half a century." </p> | ||
<p>As described, the game used:</p> | <p>As described, the old game used:</p> | ||
<p>[] at least four players on a side, but the average team size was about eight.</p> | <p>[] at least four players on a side, but the average team size was about eight.</p> | ||
<p>[] a flipped paddle to determine first | <p>[] a flipped paddle to determine first ups.</p> | ||
<p>[] four bases, called "corners"</p> | <p>[] four bases, called "corners" and set about 50 feet apart</p> | ||
<p>[] home was called "the holes."</p> | <p>[] home was called "the holes."</p> | ||
<p>[] the pitching distance was 30 feet.</p> | |||
<p>[] the batting "paddle" was about two feet long and 4 inches wide, wielded with one or two hands</p> | |||
<p>[] the ball was 2 inches in diameter, made of cork and rubber strips, wrapped yarn and then in a buckskin cover.</p> | |||
<p>[] there was a balk rule, and fast pitching was disallowed.</p> | |||
<p>[] There was a bound rule, and plugging. Innings were all-out-side-out</p> | |||
<p>[] A Lazarus rule allowed a side to earn a new inning if its last batter hit three straight homers </p> | |||
<p>Players came from "Pipe Town, Hog Town, Scotch Hill, the Point and Bayard's Town. Sligo and Allegheny" were often foes.</p> | <p>Players came from "Pipe Town, Hog Town, Scotch Hill, the Point and Bayard's Town. Sligo and Allegheny" were often foes.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p><em>Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette</em>, May 2, 1883</p> | |Sources=<p><em>Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette</em>, May 2, 1883</p> | ||
|Warning=<p>Some portions of this image were indistinct, and some areas were clipped off.</p> | |Warning=<p>Some portions of this image were indistinct, and some areas were clipped off.</p> | ||
|Comment= | |Comment=<p>Richard Hershberger: "<span>A hole was definitely a feature of very early baseball (and very early cricket, too). I expect this is a vestige of that practice, which had disappeared in most American baseball. It is the use of "holes" equating these with "home plate" that I wonder about. Were there more than one hole at home?</span></p> | ||
<p><span><em>Note:</em> Willughby, writing around 1650, describes a baserunning game (hornebillets) that used holes instead of bases, and that is similar to the old-cat game. See [[Hornebillets]].</span></p> | |||
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1883 Account Reflects on Details of "Town Ball" Played Decades Earlier in PA
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City/State/Country: | Pittsburgh, PA, United States |
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"Old Town Ball: Reminiscences of the Game by a Very Old Boy. "I deem it probable that a description of the the game called 'Town Ball' fifty years ago, from which base ball of the present originated, will prove interesting to your readers. I propose to give it to them as it comes back to me through the mental mist of half a century." As described, the old game used: [] at least four players on a side, but the average team size was about eight. [] a flipped paddle to determine first ups. [] four bases, called "corners" and set about 50 feet apart [] home was called "the holes." [] the pitching distance was 30 feet. [] the batting "paddle" was about two feet long and 4 inches wide, wielded with one or two hands [] the ball was 2 inches in diameter, made of cork and rubber strips, wrapped yarn and then in a buckskin cover. [] there was a balk rule, and fast pitching was disallowed. [] There was a bound rule, and plugging. Innings were all-out-side-out [] A Lazarus rule allowed a side to earn a new inning if its last batter hit three straight homers Players came from "Pipe Town, Hog Town, Scotch Hill, the Point and Bayard's Town. Sligo and Allegheny" were often foes. |
Sources | Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette, May 2, 1883 |
Warning | Some portions of this image were indistinct, and some areas were clipped off. |
Comment | Richard Hershberger: "A hole was definitely a feature of very early baseball (and very early cricket, too). I expect this is a vestige of that practice, which had disappeared in most American baseball. It is the use of "holes" equating these with "home plate" that I wonder about. Were there more than one hole at home? Note: Willughby, writing around 1650, describes a baserunning game (hornebillets) that used holes instead of bases, and that is similar to the old-cat game. See Hornebillets. Edit with form to add a comment |
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Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
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