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|Headline= | |Headline=New York Sunday Mercury and New York Clipper Term Base Ball the "National Pastime" | ||
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|Game=Base Ball | |Game=Base Ball | ||
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | |Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | ||
|Text=<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The New York Mercury</span> refers to base ball as "The National Pastime." Letter to the editor from "a baseball lover," December 5, 1856. Date contributed by John Thorn, email of 8/13/09. Craig Waff, email of 8/13/09, adds that the letter was reprinted as a part of the long article, "Base Ball, Cricket, and Skating," <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Porter's </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Spirit of the Times</span>, Volume 1, number 16 (December 20, 1856), pp. 260 - 261. < | |Text=<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The New York Sunday Mercury</span> refers to base ball as "The National Pastime." Letter to the editor from "a baseball lover," December 5, 1856. Date contributed by John Thorn, email of 8/13/09. Craig Waff, email of 8/13/09, adds that the letter was reprinted as a part of the long article, "Base Ball, Cricket, and Skating," <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Porter's </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Spirit of the Times</span>, Volume 1, number 16 (December 20, 1856), pp. 260 - 261. </p> | ||
|Query=<p>Is there a claim that this is the earliest appearance of the term "national pastime" to denote base ball?</p> | |||
|Submitted by=John Thorn, Craig Waff | |Submitted by=John Thorn, Craig Waff | ||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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| Text | The New York Sunday Mercury refers to base ball as "The National Pastime." Letter to the editor from "a baseball lover," December 5, 1856. Date contributed by John Thorn, email of 8/13/09. Craig Waff, email of 8/13/09, adds that the letter was reprinted as a part of the long article, "Base Ball, Cricket, and Skating," Porter's Spirit of the Times, Volume 1, number 16 (December 20, 1856), pp. 260 - 261. |
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