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|Text=<p>"I went on the Roof, and found the Spout next Slater's stopped . . . . Boston went up . . . came down a Spit, and clear'd the Leaden-throat, by thrusting out a Trap-Ball that stuck there."</p> | |Text=<p>"The Rain-water grievously runs into my son Joseph's Chamer . . . . I went on the Roof, and found the Spout next Slater's stopped . . . . Boston went up . . . came down a Spit, and clear'd the Leaden-throat, by thrusting out a Trap-Ball that stuck there."</p> | ||
<p> Diarist Samuel Sewall (1652-1730)is known as a Salem Witch Judge. He later apologized.</p> | <p> Diarist Samuel Sewall (1652-1730)is known as a Salem Witch Judge. He later apologized.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p>Thomas, M. H., ed., <span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Diary of Samuel Sewel</span>l 1674 - 1729</span>, Volume II, 1710 - 1729 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973), p. 718. Thomas L. Altherr, "A Place Leavel Enough to Play Ball," reprinted in David Block, <span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Baseball Before We Knew It</span>,</span> ref # 18.</p> | |Sources=<p>Thomas, M. H., ed., <span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Diary of Samuel Sewel</span>l<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> 1674 - 1729</span></span>, Volume II, 1710 - 1729 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973), p. 718. Thomas L. Altherr, "A Place Leavel Enough to Play Ball," reprinted in David Block, <span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Baseball Before We Knew It</span>,</span> ref # 18.</p> | ||
|Comment=<p>Trap ball is not believed to be a baserunning game.</p> | |Comment=<p>Trap ball is not believed to be a baserunning game.</p> | ||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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Boston Magistrate Finds Trap Ball Clogging a Gutter
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City/State/Country: | Boston, MA, United States |
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Text | "The Rain-water grievously runs into my son Joseph's Chamer . . . . I went on the Roof, and found the Spout next Slater's stopped . . . . Boston went up . . . came down a Spit, and clear'd the Leaden-throat, by thrusting out a Trap-Ball that stuck there." Diarist Samuel Sewall (1652-1730)is known as a Salem Witch Judge. He later apologized. |
Sources | Thomas, M. H., ed., The Diary of Samuel Sewell 1674 - 1729, Volume II, 1710 - 1729 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973), p. 718. Thomas L. Altherr, "A Place Leavel Enough to Play Ball," reprinted in David Block, Baseball Before We Knew It, ref # 18. |
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1713.1 Boston Magistrate Finds Trap Ball Clogging a Gutter"
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