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Schoolboy Ballgame Variants Described North of NYC
Salience | Noteworthy |
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Tags | Pre-modern RulesPre-modern Rules |
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City/State/Country: | Nyack, NY, United States |
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Age of Players | JuvenileJuvenile |
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Text | "BALL PLAYING. "A game at ball is a very nice play. The boys have a bat. and Nyack, Dec, 1856. T.—
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Sources | Rockland County Journal (Nyack, N. Y.), December 27, 1856 ("An essay by a school boy on base ball & "cat & dog ball". Report of District School No. 4. Orangetown Nyack. Principal
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Comment | Nyack NY (1870 population about 3500) is about 25 miles north of New York City, just north of the Tappan Zee Bridge across the Hudson River. Edit with form to add a comment |
Query | The schoolboy author's name wasn't published? Edit with form to add a query |
Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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Submitted by | George Thompson |
Submission Note | 19CBB Posting 7/29/2018 |
Has Supplemental Text | Yes |
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school ball in Nyack, 1856
Sun Jul 29, 2018 12:30 pm (PDT) . Posted by: "George Thompson"
School information:
Rufus Corbin
Matilda S. Cooper. Teachers.
Scholars enrolled, 72
Average Attendance, 51