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|Term=Base | |Term=Base | ||
|Game Family=Baseball | |Game Family=Baseball | ||
|Game | |Game Regions=Britain,US | ||
|Description=<p>Sometimes, a name for base ball. | |Game Eras=1800s | ||
|Description=<p>Sometimes, a name for base ball. While some references to “base” most likely denote Prisoner’s Base (a team form of tag similar in nature to modern Capture the Flag and today’s Laser Tag), others denote a ball game. David Block reports that the earliest clear appearance of “base” as a ball game is from New England in 1831, and that the source groups base with cricket and cat as young men’s ballgames.</p> | |||
|Sources=<p><span>19cBB posting, October 17, 2007.</span></p> | |Sources=<p><span>19cBB posting, October 17, 2007.</span></p> | ||
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Revision as of 09:15, 4 July 2012
| Game | Base |
|---|---|
| Game Family | Baseball |
| Location | |
| Regions | Britain, US |
| Eras | 1800s |
| Invented | |
| Tags | |
| Description | Sometimes, a name for base ball. While some references to “base” most likely denote Prisoner’s Base (a team form of tag similar in nature to modern Capture the Flag and today’s Laser Tag), others denote a ball game. David Block reports that the earliest clear appearance of “base” as a ball game is from New England in 1831, and that the source groups base with cricket and cat as young men’s ballgames. |
| Sources | 19cBB posting, October 17, 2007. |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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