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|Sources=<p><span>Hall, </span><em>The Tribune Book of Open-Air Sports</em><span> (1887), cited in K. Grover, </span><em>Hard at Play: Leisure in America, 1840-1940</em><span> (UMass Press, 1992), page 244.</span></p> | |Sources=<p><span>Hall, </span><em>The Tribune Book of Open-Air Sports</em><span> (1887), cited in K. Grover, </span><em>Hard at Play: Leisure in America, 1840-1940</em><span> (UMass Press, 1992), page 244.</span></p> | ||
<p><span><span>F. C. Tatum, </span><em>Old West Town</em><span> Ferris Brothers, </span>Philadelphia<span>, 1888), page 8.</span></span></p> | <p><span><span>F. C. Tatum, </span><em>Old West Town</em><span> Ferris Brothers, </span>Philadelphia<span>, 1888), page 8.</span></span></p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:51, 28 November 2012
| Game | Sockey |
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| Game Family | Baseball |
| Location | |
| Regions | |
| Eras | Derivative |
| Invented | |
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| Description | An 1887 source reporting that Rounders was still being played in some Southern and Western states, also noted that the game was called Sockey in some states. Our only reference to Sockey is in an 1888 recollection of ballplaying at a PA school, and notes that this game was played against the wall of a stable. |
| Sources | Hall, The Tribune Book of Open-Air Sports (1887), cited in K. Grover, Hard at Play: Leisure in America, 1840-1940 (UMass Press, 1992), page 244. F. C. Tatum, Old West Town Ferris Brothers, Philadelphia, 1888), page 8. |
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