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<div class="source"> </div> <div class="source">[[George Thompson]] contributed two essays to the <em>Special Protoball Issue</em> of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Base Ball</span> this May: </div> <ul> <li> <div class="source">"<a title="1805 -- An Enigmatic 1805 "Game of Bace" in New York">1805 -- An Enigmatic 1805 'Game of Bace' in New York</a>."  <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Base Ball</span>. <strong>5</strong>(1):   55 - 57. </div> </li> <li> <div class="source_note">"<a title="1823 -- Game of Baseball Reported in "National Advocate"">1823 -- Game of Baseball Reported in "National Advocate"</a>."  <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Base Ball</span>. <strong>51</strong>:   61 - 64.</div> </li> </ul> <p> </p>  +
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<div class="source">[[Craig Waff]] contributed two essays to the <em>Special Protoball Issue</em> of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Base Ball </span>the spring:</div> <ul> <li> <div class="source">"<a title="1856 -- The New York Game in 1856: Poised for a National Launch">1856 -- The New York Game in 1856: Poised for a National Launch</a>."  <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Base Ball</span>. <strong>5</strong>(1):   114 - 117 (co-written with [[Larry McCray]].</div> </li> <li>"<a title="1860 -- Atlantics and Excelsiors Compete for the "Championship"">1860 -- Atlantics and Excelsiors Compete for the "Championship"</a>."  <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Base Ball</span>. <strong>5</strong>(1):   139 - 142.</li> </ul>  +
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<div class="source">[[David Block]] contributed two essays to the "<em>Special Protoball is of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Base Ball</span></em>," Guest-edited by Protoball functionary Larry McCray: </div> <div class="source"> </div> <ul> <li> <div class="source"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">"<a title="1609: Polish Workers Play Ball at Jamestown, Virginia: An Early Hint of Europe's Influence On Base Ball">1609: Polish Workers Play Ball at Jamestown, Virginia: An Early Hint of Europe's Influence On Base Ball</a>."  Base Ball. <strong>5</strong>(1):   5 - 9.</span></div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div class="source"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">"<a title="1796 -- German Book Describes Das Englisch Base-ball: But Was It Baseball or Rounders?">1796 -- German Book Describes Das Englisch Base-ball: But Was It Baseball or Rounders?</a>."  Base Ball. <strong>5</strong>(1):   50 - 54.</span></div> <div class="source"> </div> </li> </ul> <p class="source" style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <div class="source"> </div> <div class="source"> </div>  +
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<div class="source">[[Tom Altherr]] contributed two essays to the <em>Special Protoball Issue</em> of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Base Ball</span> this May:</div> <ul> <li> <div class="source">"<a title="1841 -- Barn Ball">1841 -- Barn Ball</a>."  <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Base Ball</span>. <strong>5</strong>(1):   85 - 88.</div> </li> <li> <div class="source">"<a title="1850 -- Southern Ball-Games">1850 -- Southern Ball-Games</a>."  <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Base Ball</span>. <strong>5</strong>(1):   103 - 105. </div> </li> </ul> <div class="source_note"> </div> <div class="source"> </div>  +
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<p>“Baseball in the Bronx, before the Yankees,” is <strong><em>Gregory Christiano’s</em> </strong>new book. It focuses some on the Morrisania Unions, and draws extensively on Craig Waff’s Games Tab (<a>http://protoball.org/Games_Tabulation</a>) and other PBall data.  A google search of <”Gregory Christiano” Bronx> takes you to Amazon page for Gregory’s  book.</p>  +
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<p>“This Game of Games”, a snazzy website dedicated to the history of 19th century St. Louis baseball, is the creation of Jeff Kittel.  See (<a href="http://thisgameofgames.blogspot.com/">http://thisgameofgames.blogspot.com/</a>.)   Jeff has agreed to help curate Protoball’s “Glossary of Games” feature, which is meant to serve as a registry for diverse baseball-like games, both those that precede our game and that appear to have later been derived from it (<a>http://protoball.org/Glossary_of_Games</a>).  In that role he has helped write short accounts of evidence about town ball, the Massachusetts game, and English Rounders (<a>http://protoball.org/Essays</a>.)    He has contributed essays to SABR’s Pioneer Project reports and to The Rank and File of 19th Century Major League Baseball.  (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rank-Century-Major-League-Baseball/dp/0786468904">http://www.amazon.com/Rank-Century-Major-League-Baseball/dp/0786468904</a>) Jeff is currently working on an extensive monograph on baseball’s full history in St. Louis, in which he traces the roots of the game in the city back to the 18th century.</p>  +
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<p> </p> <p><strong><em>Eric </em></strong>is working on a book on the World Baseball Tour of 1874.</p>  +
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<p> [[Larry McCray]] participated in several short articles in the <em>Special Protoball Issue</em> of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Base Ball</span> this spring. He also served as Guest Editor of the issue:</p> <ul> <li>"16<a title="1621 -- Pilgrim Stoolball an the Profusion of American Safe-Haven Ballgames">21 -- Pilgrim Stoolball an the Profusion of American Safe-Haven Ballgames</a>."  <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Base Ball</span>. <strong>5</strong>(1): 10 -16 (with Brian Turner).</li> <li>"<a title="1672 -- The Amazing Francis Willughby, and the Role of Stoolball in the Evolution of Baseball and Cricket">1672 -- The Amazing Francis Willughby, and the Role of Stoolball in the Evolution of Baseball and Cricket</a>."  <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Base Ball</span>. <strong>5</strong>(1): 17-20. </li> <li>"1<a title="1829 -- The Rise and Fall of New England-Style Ballplaying">829 -- The Rise and Fall of New England-Style Ballplaying</a>."  <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Base Ball</span>. <strong>5</strong>(1):   69 - 72. </li> <li> "<a title="1830 -- Thoreau's Diary Entry and Other Tiny Clues as to Who Played Early Ball">1830 -- Thoreau's Diary Entry and Other Tiny Clues as to Who Played Early Ball</a>."  <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Base Ball</span>. <strong>5</strong>(1):  73 - 76.</li> <li>"<a title="1845 -- The Knickerbocker Rules, and the Long History of the One-Bounce Fielding Rule">1845 -- The Knickerbocker Rules, and the Long History of the One-Bounce Fielding Rule</a>."  <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Base Ball</span>. <strong>5</strong>(1): 93 - 97. </li> <li>"<a title="1856 -- The New York Game in 1856: Poised for a National Launch">1856 -- The New York Game in 1856: Poised for a National Launch</a>."  <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Base Ball</span>. <strong>5</strong>(1): 114 - 117 (with Craig Waff).</li> <li>"<a title="1859 -- State Championship Wicket Game in Connecticut: A Hearty Hurrah for a Doomed Pastime">1859 -- State Championship Wicket Game in Connecticut: A Hearty Hurrah for a Doomed Pastime</a>."  <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Base Ball</span>. <strong>5</strong>(1): 132 - 135. </li> </ul>  
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<p><em><strong>Monica Nucciarone</strong></em> has been contributing to a new documentary about base ball in Hawaii.  The film, by former Boston University student Drew Johnson, touches on the influence of base ball on the political evolution of Hawaii, starting with 1840s ballplaying there as introduced by missionaries.  Drew notes that Japanese baseball, as well as the US game, was part of the later story of Hawaiian baseball.</p>  +
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<p><em>Base Ball Discovered</em><span> continues to charm audiences.  The MLB Advanced Media documentary on baseball’s origins, written and produced by Sam, received the Award for Baseball Excellence at the 3<sup>rd</sup> annual Baseball Film Festival at the Hall of Fame in September.  The award recognizes the film that best captures “research, factual accuracy, historical context, and appreciation of the game.”  This follows the warm reception Sam was given at this year’s SABR Convention in Cleveland, where she addressed the SABR Origins Committee and screened the film for a packed house of conventioneers.  Others agree:  Vin Scully calls the film a “grand slam,” and the unexcitable George Will calls it “fascinating.”</span></p>  +
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<p><span>“Gentlemen at the Bat” is the working title of </span>Howard's <span>current book project, one that focuses on the Knickerbocker Club.</span><span>  </span><span>The book’s story is told by club members in the form of a collective oral history, in which Howard’s historical research is presented through the medium of fictionalized dialog.</span><span>  </span><span>His earlier books include one on Shoeless Joe Jackson and one on 1950’s stickball in</span>New York<span>.</span><span><br/></span></p>  +
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<p><span>“The Cartwright Conundrum:</span><span>  </span><span>Fact and Fiction of Cartwright’s Baseball Legacy” was the subject of a poster session by </span>Monica Nucciarone<span> at the SABR 36 convention.</span><span>  </span><span>She is in the rewrite phase of her treatise on Alexander Cartwright, and may present some results at the St. Louis SABR convention.</span><span>  </span><span>She spent part of last April doing research in </span>Hawaii<span>.</span></p>  +
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<p><span>César is exploring the origins of baseball in Mexico and Cuba.  His article “A New Perspective on Mexican Baseball Origins” appeared in the inaugural issue of <em>Base Ball.</em><br/></span></p>  +
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<p><span>Conceived and edited by John, the new McFarland offering </span><em>Base Ball: A Journal of the Early Game</em><span> will be appearing soon.</span><span>  </span><span>The inaugural issue will have several substantial articles on pre-1870 ballplaying, including Joanne Hulbert’s work on Fast Day in </span>Massachusetts<span>, Angus McFarland’s work on </span>San Francisco<span>’s first team, Fred Ivor-Campbell’s take on the 1857 Convention, and John’s reflections on that surprising find of </span><em>bafeball</em><span> in 1791 </span>Pittsfield MA<span>.</span></p>  +
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<p><span>Dan and associates are collecting information for a prospective documentary on the meaning of baseball for localities.</span><span>  </span><span>They have interviewed [[Priscilla Astifan]] about events in early </span>Rochester<span>.</span></p>  +
<p><span>David contributed an article to the spring 2008 issue of </span><em>Base Ball</em><span> on what is recognized as the earliest appearance of the word “base-ball,” the John Newbery’s 1744 </span><em>Little Pretty Pocket-Book.</em><span>  </span><span>David examines some remaining mysteries of this source (which gives us that ringing phrase, “the next destin’d post”) including whether we can claim 1744 as the year “base-ball” first saw print when no editions of the book are available prior to 1760, and whether the absence of a bat in the relevant woodcut means that the bat hadn’t yet joined the game – one can, of course, “bat” a ball with one’s hands, and the text only refers to a ball that is “struck off.”</span></p>  +
<p><span>David has been looking to confirm the report that baseball gloves were first used in an 1858 Massachusetts-rule game.</span><span>  </span><span>Old-timers later recalled that a ball with a bullet core was put in play, and that players then donned gloves to protect their hands.</span><span>  </span><span>Contemporary accounts haven’t yet confirmed this story.</span></p>  +
<p><span>Dennis is working on a monograph on the history of baseball in </span>Milwaukee<span> from its earliest appearance in the late 1850s.</span><span>  </span><em>The Rise of Milwaukee Baseball: The Cream City from Midwestern Outpost to the Major Leagues, 1859-1901 </em><span>is slotted for publication by McFarland in 2009.</span></p>  +
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<p><span>Eric joined the Vintage Base Ball Association’s Rules and Interpretations Committee in summer 2008.</span><span>  </span><span>He remains active in </span>Bethpage<span> </span>NY<span>’s 19</span><sup>th</sup><span> Century Base Ball Program, the oldest in the </span>US<span>.</span><span>  </span><span>Eric’s fine website, </span><a href="http://www.19cbaseball.com/">http://www.19cbaseball.com/</a><span>, has several items pertinent to the origins of base ball, including a detailed listing of rule changes starting in 1854, the early evolution of ballplaying equipment, and treatment of the baseball’s predecessor games.</span></p>  +
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<p><span>Fred is working on a book-length evaluative history of baseball from 1845 to 1857 -- Knickerbocker Base Ball</span><span>.</span><span>  </span><span>A first segment, treating the 1857 base ball convention, is slated for the second issue of </span><em>Base Ball.</em></p>  +