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|Year=1858 | |Year=1858 | ||
|Year Number=38 | |Year Number=38 | ||
|Headline=Brooklyn | |Headline=Baseball Recommended for Brooklyn Schools-- Easier than Cricket | ||
|Salience=2 | |Salience=2 | ||
|Country= | |Location=Greater New York City, | ||
|Country=United States | |||
|State=NY | |State=NY | ||
|City=Brooklyn | |City=Brooklyn | ||
|Game=Cricket Base Ball | |Game=Cricket, Base Ball | ||
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | |Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | ||
|Age of Players=Juvenile | |Age of Players=Juvenile | ||
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|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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Baseball Recommended for Brooklyn Schools-- Easier than Cricket
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Location | Greater New York CityGreater New York City |
| City/State/Country: | Brooklyn, NY, United States |
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| Game | Cricket, Base BallCricket, Base Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | JuvenileJuvenile |
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| Text | ". . . we think it would be an addition to every school, that would lead to great advantages to mental and bodily health, if each had a cricket or ball club attached to it. There are between 30 and 40 Base Ball Clubs and six Cricket Clubs on Long Island [Brooklyn counted as Long Island then] . . . . Base ball if the favorite game, as it is more simple in its rules, and a knowledge of it is more easily acquired. Cricket is the most scientific of the two and requires more skill and judgement in the use of the bat, especially, than base. |
| Sources | "The Ball Season of 1858," Brooklyn Eagle, March 22, 1858; reprinted in Spirit of the Times, Volume 28, number 7 (Saturday, March 27, 1858), page 78, column 2 |
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| Submitted by | Craig Waff |
| Submission Note | September 2008 |
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1858.38 Baseball Recommended for Brooklyn Schools-- Easier than Cricket"
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