1853c.13: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
|Salience=2 | |Salience=2 | ||
|Tags=College, Harvard College, | |Tags=College, Harvard College, | ||
| | |Country=US | ||
|State=MA | |||
|City=Cambridge | |||
|Game=Cricket | |Game=Cricket | ||
|Immediacy of Report=Retrospective | |||
|Age of Players=Youth | |||
|Text=<p>Reflecting back nearly sixty years later, the secretary of the class of 1855 wrote: "In those days, substantially all the students played football and <strong>baseball</strong> [MA <strong>round ball</strong>, probably], while some played <strong>cricket</strong> and <strong>four-old-cat</strong>."</p> | |Text=<p>Reflecting back nearly sixty years later, the secretary of the class of 1855 wrote: "In those days, substantially all the students played football and <strong>baseball</strong> [MA <strong>round ball</strong>, probably], while some played <strong>cricket</strong> and <strong>four-old-cat</strong>."</p> | ||
<p> </p> | <p> </p> |
Revision as of 14:16, 11 March 2014
Prominent Milestones |
Misc BB Firsts |
Add a Misc BB First |
About the Chronology |
Tom Altherr Dedication |
Add a Chronology Entry |
Open Queries |
Open Numbers |
Most Aged |
At Harvard, Most Students Played Baseball and Football, Some Cricket or 4 Old Cat
Salience | Noteworthy |
---|---|
Tags | College, Harvard CollegeCollege, Harvard College |
Location | |
City/State/Country: | Cambridge, MA, US |
Modern Address | |
Game | CricketCricket |
Immediacy of Report | Retrospective |
Age of Players | YouthYouth |
Holiday | |
Notables | |
Text | Reflecting back nearly sixty years later, the secretary of the class of 1855 wrote: "In those days, substantially all the students played football and baseball [MA round ball, probably], while some played cricket and four-old-cat."
|
Sources | "News from the Classes," Harvard Graduates Magazine Volume 18 (1909-1910). Accessed 2/11/10 via Google Books search ("e.h.abbot, sec."). From an death notice of Alexander Agassis, b. 1835 |
Warning | |
Comment | Edit with form to add a comment |
Query | Edit with form to add a query |
Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
External Number | |
Submitted by | |
Submission Note | |
Has Supplemental Text |
1853c.13 At Harvard, Most Students Played Baseball and Football, Some Cricket or 4 Old Cat"
Comments
<comments voting="Plus" />