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{{Chronology Entry | {{Chronology Entry | ||
|Year=1858 | |||
|Year Number=29 | |||
|Headline=First Recorded College Game at Williams College | |Headline=First Recorded College Game at Williams College | ||
|Salience=2 | |Salience=2 | ||
|Tags=College, | |||
|Location=New England | |Location=New England | ||
| | |Country=United States | ||
|Text=<p>"On Saturday last [May 29] a Game of Ball was played between the Sophomore and Freshmen Classes of Williams College. | |Coordinates=42.7120196, -73.20368979999999 | ||
<p>"Williamstown [MA]," < | |State=MA | ||
|City=Williamstown | |||
|Game=Base Ball, | |||
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | |||
|Age of Players=Youth | |||
|Text=<p>"On Saturday last [May 29] a Game of Ball was played between the Sophomore and Freshmen Classes of Williams College. The conditions were three rounds of 35 tallies - best two in three winning. The Sophs won the first, and the Freshmen the two last. It was considered one of the best contested Games ever played by the students."</p> | |||
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|Sources=<p>"Williamstown [MA]," <span>The<em> Pittsfield Sun</em></span>, vol. 58, number 3011 (June 3, 1858, page 2, column 5. Posted to 19CBB on 8/14/2007 by Craig Waff. The best-of-three format is familiar in the history of the Massachusetts game. </p> | |||
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|Query=<p>Does the final sentence imply that earlier games of ball had recently been played?</p> | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
| | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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Text | "On Saturday last [May 29] a Game of Ball was played between the Sophomore and Freshmen Classes of Williams College. The conditions were three rounds of 35 tallies - best two in three winning. The Sophs won the first, and the Freshmen the two last. It was considered one of the best contested Games ever played by the students."
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Sources | "Williamstown [MA]," The Pittsfield Sun, vol. 58, number 3011 (June 3, 1858, page 2, column 5. Posted to 19CBB on 8/14/2007 by Craig Waff. The best-of-three format is familiar in the history of the Massachusetts game.
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