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|Headline=Chicester's Improved Base | |Headline=Chicester's Improved Base | ||
|Salience=2 | |Salience=2 | ||
|Tags=Equipment | |Tags=Equipment | ||
|Location=Greater New York City, | |Location=Greater New York City, | ||
|Country=USA | |Country=USA | ||
|State=NY | |State=NY | ||
|City=NYC | |City=NYC | ||
|Game=Base Ball, | |Game=Base Ball, | ||
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | |Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | ||
|Text=<p>"BALL PLAY. KNICKERBOCKER CLUB.-- ...The Knickerbockers, we noticed, introduced on their grounds the new bases...An iron circle is fastened to one side of the base, and a screw with a nut head is inserted in the base-post, and the base is placed on it, and the head of the screw enters the iron circle on the base, similarly to a key into a lock. The base revolves on this centre, but never moves away from it, and is easily taken up at the close of the game by turning it round once...They are to be had at Mr. Chicester's, we believe, in Wall street." </p> | |Text=<p>"BALL PLAY. KNICKERBOCKER CLUB.-- ...The Knickerbockers, we noticed, introduced on their grounds the new bases...An iron circle is fastened to one side of the base, and a screw with a nut head is inserted in the base-post, and the base is placed on it, and the head of the screw enters the iron circle on the base, similarly to a key into a lock. The base revolves on this centre, but never moves away from it, and is easily taken up at the close of the game by turning it round once...They are to be had at Mr. Chicester's, we believe, in Wall street." </p> | ||
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|Submitted by=Bob Tholkes | |Submitted by=Bob Tholkes | ||
|Submission Note=3/19/2014 | |Submission Note=3/19/2014 | ||
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|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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Chicester's Improved Base
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | EquipmentEquipment |
| Location | Greater New York CityGreater New York City |
| City/State/Country: | NYC, NY, USA |
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| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
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| Text | "BALL PLAY. KNICKERBOCKER CLUB.-- ...The Knickerbockers, we noticed, introduced on their grounds the new bases...An iron circle is fastened to one side of the base, and a screw with a nut head is inserted in the base-post, and the base is placed on it, and the head of the screw enters the iron circle on the base, similarly to a key into a lock. The base revolves on this centre, but never moves away from it, and is easily taken up at the close of the game by turning it round once...They are to be had at Mr. Chicester's, we believe, in Wall street." |
| Sources | New York Clipper, April 21, 1860 |
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| Submitted by | Bob Tholkes |
| Submission Note | 3/19/2014 |
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1860.75 Chicester's Improved Base"
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