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Glossary of Games
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-|Text=<p><strong><em>Aipuni&nbsp;</em></strong>&ndash; A boys&rsquo; game reportedly played in&nbsp;Hawaii&nbsp;before the game of base ball was introduced in the 1860s.&nbsp;&nbsp;As described, its rules were consistent with those of wicket, but no running or scoring is mentioned.</p>
+|Text=<p><strong><em>Baseball &ndash;</em></strong>&nbsp;America&rsquo;s national pastime since about 1860.&nbsp;&nbsp;Writing about rounders in 1898, Gomme&nbsp;mused that &ldquo;An elaborate form of this game has become the national game of the&nbsp;United States.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;The term &ldquo;baseball&rdquo; actually arose in&nbsp;England&nbsp;as early as 1748, referring to a simple game like rounders, but usage in&nbsp;England&nbsp;died out, and was soon forgotten in most parts of the country.&nbsp;&nbsp;The term first appeared in theUnited States&nbsp;in 1791.</p>
-<p><em>Monica Nucciarone,&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Alexander Cartwright</span>&nbsp;(UNebraska Press, 2009), page 201.&nbsp;&nbsp;The author cites the source as W. R. Castle,&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Reminiscences of William Richards Castle&nbsp;</span>(Advertiser Publishing, 1960), page 50.&nbsp;</em></p>
+<p><span>Gomme,&nbsp;</span><em>Traditional Games of&nbsp;England,&nbsp;Scotland, and&nbsp;Ireland, Volume 1</em><span>.2, page 146.</span></p>
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