In Pittsburgh Circa 1838

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Date of Game	Circa 1838
Game	Town Ball
Location	Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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Description	An 1883 reminisce of town ball played in Pittsburgh 45 years past is amazingly detailed. The game as described used paddles, not bats, with bases ("corners") 50 feet apart, and soaking.
Sources	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 12, 1883. Chronologies 1830s.34
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Has Source On Hand	No
Comment	Future Congressman John Buchanan Robinson (b. 1846) wrote that he played town ball and shinny as a boy in Pittsburgh/Allegheny. Edit with form to add a comment
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Submitted by	Bruce Allardice
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Players Locality	Local
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