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|Text=<p><strong>[A] </strong>"[N]o person shall play at the game of bat and ball or shall strike any ball with a bat or other machine in the streets, lanes, or squares of the town on penalty of <em>fifty cents."</em></p> | |Text=<p><strong>[A] </strong>"[N]o person shall play at the game of bat and ball or shall strike any ball with a bat or other machine in the streets, lanes, or squares of the town on penalty of <em>fifty cents."</em></p> | ||
<p><em><br /></em><strong>[B] "</strong><em>It is ordered by the town, </em>That no person shall play at the game of bat and ball, or shall strike any ball with a bat or other machine, or throw any stones, brickbats, clubs or snow balls, in the streets, lanes, or squares of the town, on penalty of <em>fifty cents</em> for each offence [sic]."</p> | <p><em><br /></em><strong>[B] "</strong><em>It is ordered by the town, </em>That no person shall play at the game of bat and ball, or shall strike any ball with a bat or other machine, or throw any stones, brickbats, clubs or snow balls, in the streets, lanes, or squares of the town, on penalty of <em>fifty cents</em> for each offence [sic]."</p> | ||
|Sources=<p><span><strong>[A] </strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">By Laws of the Town of Portland, in the County of Cumberland,</span> 2<sup>nd</sup> Edition</span> (John McKown, Portland, 1805), p. 15. Per Thomas L. Altherr, "A Place Leavel Enough to Play Ball, | |Sources=<p><span><strong>[A] </strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">By Laws of the Town of Portland, in the County of Cumberland,</span> 2<sup>nd</sup> Edition</span> (John McKown, Portland, 1805), p. 15. Per Thomas L. Altherr, "A Place Leavel Enough to Play Ball" (2000), reprinted in David Block, <span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Baseball before We Knew It</span>,</span> see p. 244 and note #70.</p> | ||
<p><strong>[B] </strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">By-Laws of the Town of Portland</span>, (Adams and Paine, printers, 1824).</p> | <p><strong>[B] </strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">By-Laws of the Town of Portland</span>, (Adams and Paine, printers, 1824).</p> | ||
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Portland ME Bans "Playing at Bat and Ball in the Streets" in 1805, Retains Ban in 1824
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | BansBans |
| Location | New EnglandNew England |
| City/State/Country: | Portland, ME, United States |
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| Game | Bat and BallBat and Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
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| Text | [A] "[N]o person shall play at the game of bat and ball or shall strike any ball with a bat or other machine in the streets, lanes, or squares of the town on penalty of fifty cents."
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| Sources | [A] By Laws of the Town of Portland, in the County of Cumberland, 2nd Edition (John McKown, Portland, 1805), p. 15. Per Thomas L. Altherr, "A Place Leavel Enough to Play Ball" (2000), reprinted in David Block, Baseball before We Knew It, see p. 244 and note #70. [B] By-Laws of the Town of Portland, (Adams and Paine, printers, 1824). |
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| Comment | It seems plausible that the fuller language also appeared in the 1805 printing, but was not reported in Tom's 2000 account. Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Can we imagine what "other machines" were employed to propel balls in the streets of Portland? Edit with form to add a query |
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| Submitted by | John Thorn (1824 cite) |
| Submission Note | Email of 11/3/2020 |
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1805.2 Portland ME Bans "Playing at Bat and Ball in the Streets" in 1805, Retains Ban in 1824"
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