1790.10
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"Young Man's Amusements" Include "Bat and Ball"
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| City/State/Country: | England |
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| Game | Bat and BallBat and Ball |
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| Age of Players | JuvenileJuvenile |
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| Text | '[A]t the same time a game called simply 'bat and ball' began to be appear in English writings. A 1790 book listed a young man's amusements as including 'marbles, bat and ball [and] hop-step-and-jump.'" |
| Sources | David Block, German Book Describes das English Base-ball, Base Ball, volume 5, number 1 (Spring 2011), page 51. The original source is Incidents of Youthful Life; or, the True History of William Langley (1790), page 94. |
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| Submitted by | David Block |
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1790.10 "Young Man's Amusements" Include "Bat and Ball""
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