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San Francisco CA Weighs Plusses and Minuses of Base Ball
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Location | CaliforniaCalifornia |
| City/State/Country: | [[{{{Country}}}]] |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Rules Not KnownRules Not Known |
| Immediacy of Report | |
| Age of Players | Youth, AdultYouth, Adult |
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| Text |
March 1, 1851: "The plaza has at last been turned to some account by our citizens. Yesterday quite a crowd collected upon it, to take part in and witness a game of ball, many taking a hand. We were much better pleased at it, than to witness the crowds in the gambling saloons which surround the square." From another article, same day: "[T]his is certainly an innocent recreation, but occasionally the ball strikes a horse passing." Late March 1851: San Francisco newspapers reported the appearance of base-ball in early 1851 in the town square - The Plaza - or today's Portsmouth Square. The final report of San Francisco's inaugural base ball season included the following: "There the boys play at ball, some of them using expressions towards their companions, expressions neither flattering, innocent nor commendable. Men, too, children of a larger growth, do the same things." |
| Sources |
First references: Sports on the Plaza," Daily California Courier, February 4, 1851. Other article "The Plaza," San Francisco Herald, March 1, 1851. Second reference: "The Corral," Alta California, March 25, 1851. |
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| Query | Is there persuasive evidence that the 1851 ballplaying was, or was not, played by modern rules? What do we know about "the plaza" in those days, and its habitués and reputation? Edit with form to add a query |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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| Submitted by | Angus Macfarlane, Jan. 2007 |
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| Has Supplemental Text |
1851.2 San Francisco CA Weighs Plusses and Minuses of Base Ball"
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