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Early Town-Ball Mention
| Salience | Peripheral |
|---|---|
| Tags | Newspaper CoverageNewspaper Coverage |
| Location | |
| City/State/Country: | Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Town-BallTown-Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
| Holiday | |
| Notables | |
| Text | ""Instead of the former amusements, which gave so much activity and health to those who partook of them, and gave so much offense to those who pretend to be the engineer of our morals, we have Billiards, Cricket matches, Town-Ball, Bowling-alleys, &c., for those who can spare the time to partake of the amusement ." |
| Sources | Spirit of the Times, May 3, 1845, p.106, letter from a Philadelphia correspondent. Posted on 19cbb by David Ball, Aug. 27, 2007 |
| Warning | |
| Comment | This isn't the first attestation of the term "town ball" but it's very early. Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| External Number | |
| Submitted by | Bob Tholkes, |
| Submission Note | 2/16/2015 |
| Has Supplemental Text |
1845.27 Early Town-Ball Mention"
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