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|Description=<p>Only two sources mentions this game. Cassidy implies that there were only two bases, and that if a runner only got to the far base, that runner would need to return home as the pitcher and catcher played catch. The era of play is uncertain.</p> | |Description=<p>Only two sources mentions this game. Cassidy implies that there were only two bases, and that if a runner only got to the far base, that runner would need to return home as the pitcher and catcher played catch. The era of play is uncertain.</p> | ||
<p>A 2004 website for a teen camp program also soptslights its "long-dutch baseball" tradition for both boys and girls. The camp is located at Onaway Island in Wisconsin.</p> | <p>A 2004 website for a teen camp program also soptslights its "long-dutch baseball" tradition for both boys and girls. The camp is located at Onaway Island in Wisconsin.</p> | ||
Latest revision as of 08:49, 28 November 2012
| Game | Long Dutch |
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| Game Family | Baseball |
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| Regions | US |
| Eras | Contemporary, Post-1900, Derivative |
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| Description | Only two sources mentions this game. Cassidy implies that there were only two bases, and that if a runner only got to the far base, that runner would need to return home as the pitcher and catcher played catch. The era of play is uncertain. A 2004 website for a teen camp program also soptslights its "long-dutch baseball" tradition for both boys and girls. The camp is located at Onaway Island in Wisconsin.
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| Sources | F. G. Cassidy et al., Dictionary of American Regional English (Harvard University Press, 1996), page 415. The camp program is found at http://www.bgbrigade.com/programs-8th.asp
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