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No-Plugging Rule Seen as "Effeminate" in Central NY
| Salience | Peripheral |
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| Tags | Pre-modern RulesPre-modern Rules |
| Location | |
| City/State/Country: | Norwich, NY, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text |
"The modern Base Ball game-- emasculated by abolishing the bumping a man out with the ball when off the byes-- meets no favor here. It is voted effeminate and best adapted to semi-men and girls in boarding schools." 'Nuff said. |
| Sources | Utica Morning Herald, July 7, 1864 |
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| Comment | Norwich NY (2010 population about 7000) is about 45 miles SW of Utica NY. Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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| Submitted by | Bob Tholkes |
| Submission Note | 19CBB Posting, 9/21/16 |
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1864.55 No-Plugging Rule Seen as "Effeminate" in Central NY"
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