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Book Includes Hermit's Promise to Bring Children "Bats, Balls &c"
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Text | "A hermit who had been watching some children playing ball games approved of their play and promised 'to provide bats, balls, &c' at his next visit." |
Sources | The Prize for Youthful Obedience (Jacob Johnson, Philadelphia, 1807), part II, page 16. Per Thomas L. Altherr, "A Place Leavel Enough to Play Ball," reprinted in David Block, Baseball before We Knew It, see page 242-3 and ref # 60. Note: This book is an American edition book earlier published in London see #1800.6 above. |
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1807.1 Book Includes Hermit's Promise to Bring Children "Bats, Balls &c""
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