1855.39
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Pastime of Despots
| Salience | Peripheral |
|---|---|
| Tags | FamousFamous |
| Location | ItalyItaly |
| City/State/Country: | Kingdom of Naples, Italy |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
| Holiday | |
| Notables | King Ferdinand II |
| Text | "Description of a Modern Tyrant" (Ferdinand II of the Kingdom of Naples) ...his favorite old games, foot-racing and tumbling, base ball and wrestling..." Describes Ferdinand as "the scoundrel king of Naples." |
| Sources | Newark Advertiser, Dec. 21, 1855; by an unidentified correspondent in Rome. Summarized in Originals, Newsletter of the Origins Committee of SABR, Vol. 3 no. 11, Nov. 2010. |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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| Submitted by | Robert Tholkes |
| Submission Note | 12/10/2013 |
| Has Supplemental Text |
1855.39 Pastime of Despots"
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