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|Location=NC | |Location=NC | ||
|Game Regions=US | |Game Regions=US | ||
|Game Eras= | |Game Eras=Predecessor, 1800s | ||
|Invented Game=No | |Invented Game=No | ||
|Description=<p>A game described in | |Description=<p>A game described in 1845 another name for town ball, and played in North Carolina with an all-out-side-out rule. </p> | ||
<p>There is not conclusive evidence that Old Hundred is or was a safe-haven ballgame. However, one North Carolina writer saw it as a "variety of baseball" as played in the 1840s: see | <p>There is not conclusive evidence that Old Hundred is or was a safe-haven ballgame. However, one North Carolina writer saw it as a "variety of baseball" as played in the 1840s: see chronology entry [[1840c.33]]. He said that another name for Old Hundred was town-ball.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p><span>W. </span>Battle<span>, </span><em>Memories of an Old-Time Tar Heel</em><span>, </span>(UNC Press, Chapel Hill, 1945)<span>, page 57.</span></p> | |Sources=<p><span>W. </span>Battle<span>, </span><em>Memories of an Old-Time Tar Heel</em><span>, </span>(UNC Press, Chapel Hill, 1945)<span>, page 57.</span></p> | ||
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Revision as of 15:34, 29 January 2020
Game | Old Hundred |
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Game Family | Baseball |
Location | NC |
Regions | US |
Eras | Predecessor, 1800s |
Invented | No |
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Description | A game described in 1845 another name for town ball, and played in North Carolina with an all-out-side-out rule. There is not conclusive evidence that Old Hundred is or was a safe-haven ballgame. However, one North Carolina writer saw it as a "variety of baseball" as played in the 1840s: see chronology entry 1840c.33. He said that another name for Old Hundred was town-ball. |
Sources | W. Battle, Memories of an Old-Time Tar Heel, (UNC Press, Chapel Hill, 1945), page 57. |
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