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1851.7 + (New York Daily Tribune, December 29, 1851. )
1810.3 + (Youthful Recreations (Jacob Johnson, Philadelphia, 1810), no pagination. Per Thomas L. Altherr, "A Place Leavel Enough to Play Ball," reprinted in David Block, Baseball before We Knew It, see page 243 and ref # 63.ew It, see page 243 and ref # 63.)
850c.1 + (The Odyssey, Homer, Book VI)
1810.2 + (Youthful Amusements (Johnson and Warner, Philadelphia, 1810), pp. 37 and 40. Per Thomas L. Altherr, "A Place Leavel Enough to Play Ball," reprinted in David Block, Baseball before We Knew It, see page 243 and ref #62. The same text later appeared in Remarks on Children's Play (Samuel Wood and Sons, New York, 1819), p. 32. Per Altherr ref #64 in Block. This book describes thirty games and includes an engraving of trap-ball.book describes thirty games and includes an engraving of trap-ball.)
1816.8 + (Laws and Ordinances of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonality, of the City of Troy. Passed the Ninth Day of December, 1816 (Parker and Bliss, Troy, 1816), page 42. Citation from Thomas L. Altherr, "A Place Leavel Enough to Play Ball," reprinted in David Block, Baseball before We Knew It, page 244 and ref #71.ne;">Baseball before We Knew It, page 244 and ref #71.)
1809.1 + (Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser (London), June 23, 1809, page 2. See David Block, Pastime Lost: The Humble, Original, and Now Completely Forgotten Game of English Baseball (University of Nebraska Press, 2019), page 237.n> (University of Nebraska Press, 2019), page 237.)
1859.1 + (Pittsfield Sun, July 7, 1859. Reprinted in Dean A. Sullivan, Compiler and Editor, Early Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825-1908 [University of Nebraska Press, 1995], pp. 32-34. Also, Durant, John, The Story of Baseball in Words and Pictures [Hastings House, NY, 1947], p .10. Per Millen, note # 35.Amherst Express, Extra, July 1 - 2, 1859 [Amherst, MA], per David Block, Baseball Before We Knew It, page 219. New York Clipper, cited in William Ryczek, Baseball's First Inning (McFarland, 2009), page 127 and attributed to the July 16 issue of the Clipper.. Jim Overmyer, "Baseball Goes to College-- Amherst vs. Williams", in Inventing Baseball: The 100 Greatest Games of the 19th Century (SABR, 2013), pp. 19-20.A 9/27/2014 New York Times article about the game, by historian Michael Beschloss, appears at <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/27/upshot/the-longest-game-williams-vs-amherst.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/27/upshot/the-longest-game-williams-vs-amherst.html</a>. For a stern critique of the student time spent away from studying, see The Congregationalist [Boston], September 2, 1859, cited at https://ourgame.mlblogs.com/amherst-and-williams-play-the-first-intercollegiate-game-of-baseball-1859-b1c0255f6338, posted January 15, 2018. t time spent away from studying, see The Congregationalist [Boston], September 2, 1859, cited at https://ourgame.mlblogs.com/amherst-and-williams-play-the-first-intercollegiate-game-of-baseball-1859-b1c0255f6338, posted January 15, 2018. )
1852.12 + (Acts of the General Assembly and Ordinances of the Trustees for the Organization and Government of the University of North Carolina (Raleigh, NC; North Carolina Institution for the Dumb and the Blind, 1852), page 21. Per Originals, volume 5, number 5 (May 2012), page 2biginals, volume 5, number 5 (May 2012), page 2b)
1805.1 + (The Laws of Williams College (H. Willard, Stockbridge, 1805), p. 40. Per Thomas L. Altherr, "A Place Leavel Enough to Play Ball," reprinted in David Block, Baseball before We Knew It, p.239; ref #42.;Baseball before We Knew It, p.239; ref #42.)
1810c.4 + (The [Union College] Concordiensis, Volume VI, number 8 (May 1883). page 203.Cited as a game 'on the old West College playground' in Somers, Wayne, Encyclopedia of Union College History [Union College Press, Schenectady NY, 2003], page 89. ;/span> [Union College Press, Schenectady NY, 2003], page 89. )
1842.11 + (Letters from Hofwyl by a Parent on the Educational Institutions of De Fellenberg, (Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London, 1842), page 90.Accessible on Google Books 11/14/2013 via <letters from hofwyl> search.le on Google Books 11/14/2013 via <letters from hofwyl> search.)
1795.6 + (The Journal of John Sevier, published in Vols V and VI of the Tennessee Historical Magazine, 1919-1920.See <a href="http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Tennessee/_Texts/THM/5/3/Sevier_Journal/1795*.html">http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Tennessee/_Texts/THM/5/3/Sevier_Journal/1795*.html</a>Accessed via <sevier "22 played at ball"> search, 6/30/2014.t;/a> Accessed via <sevier "22 played at ball"> search, 6/30/2014.)
1768.2 + ("A General Dictionary of the English Language, Compiled with the Greatest Care from the Best Authors and Dictionaries Now Extant." Its authors are identified only as "A Society of Gentlemen." per 19cbb post by David Block, Dec. 2, 2011)
Bluff City Club of Memphis v Southern Club of New Orleans on 13 August 1869 + ("Base Ball — The Cham … "Base Ball — The Championship of the Southwest was decided in favor of New Orleans." Public Ledger [Memphis, TN] 14 Aug. 1869: 3. Chronicling America Web. 15 Feb. 2014. <a class="external free" href="http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85033673/1869-08-14/ed-1/seq-3/" rel="nofollow">http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85033673/1869-08-14/ed-1/seq-3/</a>ttp://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85033673/1869-08-14/ed-1/seq-3/</a>)
Henry F. Roll + ("Base Ball--The State … "Base Ball--The State Championship." Union and Dispatch [Nashville, TN] 1 Dec. 1866: 5. Chronicling America Web. 23 Mar. 2014 <a href="http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038521/1866-12-01/ed-1/seq-5.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038521/1866-12-01/ed-1/seq-5/</a>http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=81370890http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=6EA7E7CA-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926Alt;/p> http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=6EA7E7CA-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A)
Cumberland Base Ball Club of Nashville + ("Cumberland Base Ball … "Cumberland Base Ball Club." The Nashville Daily Union 21 April 1866: 3. Chronicling America Web. 4 Feb. 2014 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025718/1866-04-21/ed-1/seq-3/ "Base Ball--Prospective Organization of a No. 1 Club." Nashville Daily Union 28, May, 1867: 3. Web, Chronicling America Web. 6 Aug. 2014." Nashville Daily Union 28, May, 1867: 3. Web, Chronicling America Web. 6 Aug. 2014.)
A. Hamilton + ("Cumberland Base Ball … "Cumberland Base Ball Club." The Nashville Daily Union 21 April 1866: 3. Chronicling America Web. 4 Feb. 2014 <a class="external free" href="http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038519/1866-04-21/ed-1/seq-3/" rel="nofollow">http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038519/1866-04-21/ed-1/seq-3/</a>">http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038519/1866-04-21/ed-1/seq-3/</a>)
F. Sanford + ("Cumberland Base Ball … "Cumberland Base Ball Club." The Nashville Daily Union 21 April 1866: 3. Chronicling America Web. 4 Feb. 2014 <a class="external free" href="http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038519/1866-04-21/ed-1/seq-3/" rel="nofollow">http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038519/1866-04-21/ed-1/seq-3/</a>">http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038519/1866-04-21/ed-1/seq-3/</a>)
1854.20 + ("Empire Bass Ball Club," New York Daily Times Volume 4, number 1125 (Thursday, April 26, 1855), page 8, column 1. )
Sulphur Spring Bottom + ("Recorder's Court." & … "Recorder's Court." Daily Union and American [Nashville, TN], 16 Sept., 1866: 3. Web, Chronicling America. 11 Apr. 2014. <a class="external free" href="http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038519/1866-09-18/ed-1/seq-3/" rel="nofollow">http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038519/1866-09-18/ed-1/seq-3/</a>">http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038519/1866-09-18/ed-1/seq-3/</a>)
First Recorded College Game at Williams College + ("Williamstown [MA]," … "Williamstown [MA]," The Pittsfield Sun, vol. 58, number 3011 (June 3, 1858, page 2, column 5. Posted to 19CBB on 8/14/2007 by Craig Waff. The best-of-three format is familiar in the Massachusetts game. t-of-three format is familiar in the Massachusetts game. )
Frontier Club of Rochester + (“City Matters: Match Game of Base Ball,” RU&A, vol. 32, no. 211 (6 Sep 1859), p. 2, col. 4)
North Star Club of Rochester + (“City Matters: Match Game of Base Ball,” RU&A, vol. 32, no. 211 (6 Sep 1859), p. 2, col. 4)
Irish Rounders + (“Irish Rounders,” email from Peadar O Tuatain to L. McCray, January 30 2002. Also note Howard Burman's 2013 report at http://protoball.org/Irish_Rounders_(Burman%27s_Report) )
Oina + (“Play Oina!: Romanian … “Play Oina!: Romanians Say Their Game Inspired Creation of Baseball,” Oneonta Times, March 29, 1990.“Oina – Perhaps it was Baseball’s Grandfather,” World Leisure and Recreations Association Bulletin, September-October 1973.http://www.romania-insider.com/forgotten-romanian-national-sport-oina-baseball/[This source states that oina became the national sport officially in 2014, but is endangered today and is "almost forgotten," with only 25 village clubs active. It also claims that the sport has been documented in the 1300s. The sport was declared compulsory in Romanian schools in 1897.]Several Youtube videos describe Oina (if you find others, let us know). Most of the following were scouted out by John Thorn, and submitted in an email to Protoball on 1/19/2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw8abRh7OjY[English, <3 mins. An oina preservation campaign is sustained by two photographers who have produced a photobook for sale.]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6gzU3vH4XA[Non-English, >6 mins. An inspired schematic representation that manages to convey many of the rules of play.] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btJcbhEDiIM[Not narrated, < 1 minute. A few dozen photos from a recent book on oina.] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88BRU5QlS0A&t=3s[Non-English narration, > 5 mins.] Varieties of mostly bucolic play. You'll find more with a YouTube search for "oina." lt;span> You'll find more with a YouTube search for "oina." )
De Bevoise Club of Brooklyn + ( “City News and Gossip: Base Ball,” BDE, vol. 18, no. 174 (25 Jul 1859), p. 3, col. 1)
Star Base Ball Club of Sing Sing (Ossining) + ( “Out-Door Sports: Ba … “Out-Door Sports: Base Ball: The Star Base Ball Club of Sing Sing,” Porter’s Spirit of the Times, vol. 3, no. 13 (28 Nov 1857), p. 196, col. 2New England Base Ballist, Nov. 5, 1868lt;span>New England Base Ballist, Nov. 5, 1868)
1872.10 + ( Philadelphia Sunday Mercury, August 25, 1872)
1872.2 + ( Base Ball: The Professional Player, Titusville (Pa.) Herald March 12, 1872. Ascribed to the the New York Times of March 8, 1872.)
1858.63 + ( Jamaica, New York "Long Island Farmer", Dec. 28, 1858)
Pastime Club of Brooklyn v Neosho Club of New Utrecht on 14 July 1859 + ((1) “Base Ball: Pastime Club, of Brooklyn vs. Neosho, of New-Utrecht, L.I.,” NYT, vol. 8, no. 2439 (15 Jul 1859), p. 4, col. 6)
Eliot Club of Natick + ((1) “Match Game of Base Ball in Upton,” Boston Herald, no. 10,986 (16 Oct 1858), p. 4, col. 1)
Eclipse Club of New Orleans + ((1) Clio, “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Base Ball in New Orleans,” Porter’s Spirit of the Times, vol. 8, no. 19 (3 Jul 1860), p. 293, col. 2 (letter of 24 Jun))
Unnamed Games - Czech + (-Hippolytus Guarinoni … -Hippolytus Guarinoni*, The Horrors of the Devastation of the Human Race (Orig: Greuel Der Verwustung Des Menschlichen Geschlechts (Ingolstadt, Austria 1610).<div>Block, David, Baseball before We Knew It: A Search for the Roots of the Game (University of Nebraska Press, 2005).</div><div>Endrei, Fun and Games in Old Europe.</div>lt;/p> </div> <div> Endrei, Fun and Games in Old Europe. </div>)
Yankee Club of Natick + (1) “Base Ball on Boston Common,” New York Clipper, [?] May 1859)
1872.12 + ( Baltimore American September 7, 1872.)
1870.13 + ( New York Sunday Mercury November 13, 1870. http://www.brooklynatlantics.org/history.php, (accessed 11/13/2020). )
1860c.4 + ( … [A] Dean A. Sullivan, Compiler and Editor, Early Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825-1908 [University of Nebraska Press, 1995], pp. 34-35[B] New York Sunday Mercury, October 14, 1860, col. 5-6. Cited in Dixon, Phil, and Patrick J. Hannigan, The Negro Baseball Leagues: A Photographic History [Amereon House, 1992], pp. 31-2 , The Negro Baseball Leagues: A Photographic History [Amereon House, 1992], pp. 31-2 )
1873.1 + (Brooklyn Eagle, January 13, 1873)
1872.5 + (Brooklyn Eagle April 5, 1872.)
1871.18 + (Cleveland Leader May 5, 1871.)
1872.9 + (Cleveland Plain Dealer, August 20, 1872)
1860.32 + (Daily Milwaukee News, May 15, 1860 Milwaukee Sentinel, May 16, 1860 Janesville Daily Gazette, September 1, 1860)
1845.32 + (NY Atlas, October 5, 1845)
1871.15 + (New Orleans Republican, March 22, 1871)
1870.11 + (New York Clipper October 29, 1870)
1871.16 + (New York Herald, March 18, 1871)
1845.18 + (New York Herald, November 11, 1845. Posted to 19cBB by John Thorn, 3/31/2008. )
First Reference to Change-of-Pace Pitching + (New York Sunday Mercury July 3, 1859)
1850s.59 + (Newark Even … Newark Evening Journal, May 30, 1873. See also John Zinn's summary of the club at http://amanlypastime.blogspot.com/2012/05/antiquarian-knickerbockers.html > )
1871.13 + (Philadelphia Sunday Mercury, March 12, 1871.)
1867.26 + (Pittsburgh Daily Commercial, September 5, 1867, page 4. <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87725148/">https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87725148/</a>)
North Adams Club v Pittsfield Club on 2 September 1859 + (The Berkshire County Eagle ( Pittsfield, Massachusetts), 1 Sep 1859, Thu • Page 2Tholkes RIM . ="color: black; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Tholkes RIM . )
1777.2 + (A Relic of the Revolution, Containing a Full and Particular Account of the Sufferings and Privations of All the American Prisoners Captured on the High Seas, and Carried to Plymouth, England, During the Revolution of 1776 [Charles S. Pierce, Boston, 1847], p. 109. Per Thomas L. Altherr, "A Place Leavel Enough to Play Ball," reprinted in David Block, Baseball before We Knew It [ref # 35]; see p. 237gt;Baseball before We Knew It [ref # 35]; see p. 237)
1811.1 + (The Book of Games; Or, a History of the Juvenile Sports Practiced at Kingston Academy (Johnson and Warner, Philadelphia, 1811), pp. 15 - 20. Per Thomas L. Altherr, "A Place Leavel Enough to Play Ball," reprinted in David Block, Baseball before We Knew It, page 243 and ref #64. ;Baseball before We Knew It, page 243 and ref #64. )
1797.2 + (Bye-Laws of Newburyport: Passed by the Town at Regular Meetings, and Approved by the Court of General Justice of the Peace for the County of Essex, Agreeably to a Law of this Commonwealth (Newburyport, 1797), p. 1. Per Thomas L. Altherr, "A Place Leavel Enough to Play Ball," reprinted in David Block, Baseball before We Knew It, page 244 and ref #68.ball before We Knew It, page 244 and ref #68.)
1795.1 + (By-Laws of the Town of Portsmouth, Passed at their Annual Meeting Held March 25, 1795 (John Melcher, Portsmouth), pp. 5 - 6. Per Thomas L. Altherr, "A Place Leavel Enough to Play Ball," reprinted in David Block, Baseball before We Knew It. See page 244 and ref #67.gt;Baseball before We Knew It. See page 244 and ref #67.)
Throw Ball + (Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, by George Francis Dow, 1935. Reported to Protoball in a letter of September 1 2022 from Thomas Altherr. )
Cat-and-Dog + (<br/&g … John Brand, Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: The Origins of Our Vulgar and Provincial Customs, Ceremonies and Superstitions (London: George Bell and Sons, 1900)., page 95.[In their account, Steel and Lyttelton put the distance at 13 yards. Cricket (Longmans, Green, 1890), page 4.]Alice. B. Gomme, The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (David Nutt, 1898), page 410. US play: New York Clipper, September 15, 1866. n>(David Nutt, 1898), page 410. US play: New York Clipper, September 15, 1866. )
Lapta + (<span& … New York Times, September 16, 1952, as cited in Paul Dickson, The Dickson Dictionary (Third Edition, Norton, 2009), page 485.Bill Keller, "In Baseball, the Russians Steal All the Bases," New York Times, July 20 1987.Ira Berkow, "Russian Eye on Baseball," New York Times, August 14 1989.Carl Schreck, "No Wrong Way to Swing Bat," The St. Petersburg Times, October 31 2003. 989. Carl Schreck, "No Wrong Way to Swing Bat," The St. Petersburg Times, October 31 2003. )
One-Three-One-One + (F. G. Cassidy, Dictionary of American Regional English (Harvard University Press, 1996), page 882.)
Batters' "Hits" First Appear in a Game Report + (The Ball Players' Chronicle (New York City, NY), 6 June 1867: p. 2. )
BC 2,000,000c.1 + (Roach, … Roach, N.T., Venkadesan, M., Rainbow, M.J., Lieberman, D.E., June 27, 2013. "Elastic energy storage in the shoulder and the evolution of high-speed throwing in Homo." Nature. volume 498, pp. 483-486. See <a href="https://scholar.harvard.edu/ntroach/evolution-throwing">https://scholar.harvard.edu/ntroach/evolution-throwing</a>Peter Reuell, "Right Down the Middle, Explained," Harvard Gazette, June 27, 2013.See <a href="http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/06/right-down-the-middle-explained/">http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/06/right-down-the-middle-explained/</a> (includes video of human throwing motion). tory/2013/06/right-down-the-middle-explained/</a> (includes video of human throwing motion). )
1805.2 + ([A] < … [A] By Laws of the Town of Portland, in the County of Cumberland, 2nd Edition (John McKown, Portland, 1805), p. 15. Per Thomas L. Altherr, "A Place Leavel Enough to Play Ball" (2000), reprinted in David Block, Baseball before We Knew It, see p. 244 and note #70.[B] By-Laws of the Town of Portland, (Adams and Paine, printers, 1824).yle="text-decoration: underline;">By-Laws of the Town of Portland, (Adams and Paine, printers, 1824).)
Cluich an Tighe + (A. Morrison, “Uist Games,” The Celtic Review, Volume 4 (1907/1908), pages 361- 363.)
Tribet + (Alice B. Gomme, </ … Alice B. Gomme, The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Davit Nutt, London, 1898), page 307.Promptorium Parvulorum (Society of Camden, reprinted 1865), page 503.Promptorium Parvulorum (Society of Camden, reprinted 1865), page 503.)
Trounce-Ball + (Alice B. Gomme, The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Davit Nutt, London, 1898), page 309.)
Waggles (Whacks) + (Alice B. Gomme, The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Davit Nutt, London, 1898), page 329.)
Trippit and Coit (Trippets, Trip-Cat) + (Alice B. Gomme, The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Davit Nutt, London, 1898), page 308.)
Bandy-Wicket + (Alice Bertha Gomme, Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Volume 1 (London: David Nutt, 1894)., page 17.)
Pize Ball + (Alice Bertha Gomme, & … Alice Bertha Gomme, The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Volume 2 (New York: Dover [reprint -- original publication 1898], 1964), page 45.riginal publication 1898], 1964), page 45.)
Choptank Club of Preston + (American Union, May 30, 1867.)
Dully + (Amy Stewart Fraser, Dae Ye Min’ Langsyne?: A Pot-pourri of Games, Rhymes, and Ploys of Scottish Childhood (Routledge, 1975), page 59.)
Beezy + (Amy Stewart Fraser, Dae Ye Min’ Langsyne? (Routledge, 1975), pages 59-60.)
Spoonie Hoosie + (Amy Stewart Fraser, Dae Ye Min’ Langsyne? (Routledge, 1975), page 59.)
1816.12 + (An Historical & Descriptive Account of Watlington, Oxfordshire, by John Badcock (1816), handwritten manuscript in the collection of the Oxfordshire History Centre, PAR279/9/MS/1, (former reference: MSS.D.D.Par.Wat-lington c.11))
1846.16 + (Annual Report of the Trustees of the State Lunatic Hospital at Worcester, December 1846. Posted to 19CBB on 11/1/2007 by Richard Hershberger. )
First night game under lights in Arkansas + (Arkansas Gazette on July 14th, 1894. "BASEBALL BY ELECTRIC LIGHT.")
First mention of Negro Baseball in Arkansas + (Arkansas Gazette, August 8th, 1873)
Pingball + (B. Boynton, “Diceball and Pingball,” in G. Land, Growing Up with Baseball (UNebraska, 2004) pages 156 - 159.)
Liberty Club of Nyack + (Bakker, "Eyes on the Sporting Scene, 1870-1930..." (2013) p. 30)
Mazeppa Club of Nyack + (Bakker, "Eyes on the Sporting Scene, 1870-1930..." (2013) p. 30)
Yankee Club of Nyack + (Bakker, "Eyes on the Sporting Scene, 1870-1930..." (2013) p. 30)
1860c.26 + (Ball Games with Illustrations (Routledge and Sons, London, 1860 [as annotated by the MCC]). Per Google Books, published in 1867.)
Two-Base Town Ball + (Bell Irvin Wiley, The Common Soldier in the Civil War (Grosset and Dunlap, New York, 1952), Book Two, “The Life of Johnny Reb,” page 159.)
Pioneer Club of Bloomsburg + (Bloomsburg Columbia Democrat, Sept. 29, 1866)
Live Oak Club of Bloomsburg + (Bloomsburg Columbia Democrat, Sept. 29, 1866)
Independent Club of Bloomsburg + (Bloomsburg Columbia Democrat, Aug. 6, 1869)
Reserves Club of Sioux Falls + (Bohn, "Considerable Excitement and Heavy Betting. Origins of Base Ball in the Dakota Territory," BRJ, Spring 2020)
Early Risers Club of Vermillion + (Bohn, "Considerable Excitement and Heavy Betting. Origins of Base Ball in the Dakota Territory," BRJ, Spring 2020)
1856.25 + (BostonEvening Transcript, April 18, 1856. Accessed bia subscription search 2/17/2009. )
Cat i’ The Hole + (Brand, & … Brand, Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: The Origins of Our Vulgar and Provincial Customs, Ceremonies and Superstitions., page 408.J. Jamieson, Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language (Edinburgh, 1825), page 192. Jamiesson describes the game as being played in County Fife and perhaps elsewhere.Alice Bertha Gomme, The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (London, D. Nutt, 1894), pages 63-64. tion: underline;">The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (London, D. Nutt, 1894), pages 63-64. )
Kit-Cat + (Brand, Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: The Origins of Our Vulgar and Provincial Customs, Ceremonies and Superstitions (London: George Bell and Sons, 1900), pages 423-424.)
Indian Ball + (Brewster, American Nonsinging Games (U of Oklahoma Press, 1953) page 80. https://www.chrisoleary.com/projects/Indian-Ball-Game/index.html)
Kappenspiel + (Brewster, American Nonsinging Games.)
Kekivar + (Brewster, American Nonsinging Games.)
Nations + (Brewster, American Nonsinging Games.)
Petjeball + (Brewster, American Nonsinging Games.)
Retenido + (Brewster, American Nonsinging Games.)
Rounds + (Brewster, American Nonsinging Games.)
Move-Up + (Brewster, </span&g … Brewster, American Nonsinging Games. Brewster cites Mason and Mitchell, Active Games [“Rotation”], page 327 and Boyd, [“Piggie Move Up”], page 65.F. G. Cassidy et al., Dictionary of American Regional English (Harvard University Press, 1996).;span>F. G. Cassidy et al., Dictionary of American Regional English (Harvard University Press, 1996).)
Bat-and-Ball + (Brian Turner, "</s … Brian Turner, "Bat and Ball: A Distinct Game or a Generic Term?", Base Ball Journal (Special Issue on Origins), Volume 5, number 1 (Spring 2011), pages 37-40.ong> Journal (Special Issue on Origins), Volume 5, number 1 (Spring 2011), pages 37-40.)
1861.11 + (Brooklyn Daily Eagle& … Brooklyn Daily Eagle, December 12, 1861, page 11.Meeting summaries also appeared in the New York Sunday Mercury (Dec. 15), Wilkes' Spirit of the Times (Dec. 21), and the New York Clipper (Dec. 21)s (Dec. 21), and the New York Clipper (Dec. 21))
Club of Bridgeton + (Brunson, "Black Baseball" p. 149who labels this the Keystone club.)
Athletic Club of Albany + (Brunson, "Black Baseball" p. 154 The Albany Journal, July 17, 1869)
Heavy Hitters Club of Canajoharie + (Brunson, "Black Baseball" p. 160)
Western Union Club of Cincinnati + (Brunson, "Black Baseball" p. 197)
1858.54 + (Buffalo Daily Courier, October 14, 1858. Posted to 19CBB September 1, 2009. )
1859.48 + (Buffalo Daily Courier, September 10, 1859. )
1860.47 + (Buffalo Morning Express (July 10, 1860), page 3. )
Bunt + (C. Bevis, “A Game of … C. Bevis, “A Game of Bunt,” in G. Land, Growing Up with Baseball (UNebraska, 2004), pages 128-130.T. Aamodt, “The Impossible Dream,” in G. Land, Growing Up with Baseball (UNebraska, 2004), pages 61-62.in G. Land, Growing Up with Baseball (UNebraska, 2004), pages 61-62.)
1860.59 + (California Spirit of the Times, February 11, 1860. )
1856.27 + (Chadwick Scrapbooks, Vol. 20)
1852.17 + (Charles Dickens, "Th … Charles Dickens, "The Child's Story" (1852).See also Dickens on ballplaying at pp 128, 212, and 271 (note) of David Block, Pastime Lost (U Nebraska Press, 2019). n: underline;">Pastime Lost (U Nebraska Press, 2019). )
Tournoi + (Charles Johnston, Famous Generals of the Great War (Page Company, Boston, 1919), page 253.)
Island Club of Eaton Rapids + (Charlotte Republican, Sept. 23, 1868)
Pickwick Club of Manchester + (Concord Independent Democrat, Aug. 20, 1868.)
1837.6 + (Constitution of the O … Constitution of the Olympic Ball Club of Philadelphia [Philadelphia, John Clark], per David Block, Baseball Before We Knew It, page 223.Dean A. Sullivan, Compiler and Editor, Early Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825 - 1908 [University of Nebraska Press, 1995], pp. 5-8. - 1908 [University of Nebraska Press, 1995], pp. 5-8. )
One O’ Cat + (Culin, "Street Games of Boys in Brooklyn, N.Y.." pages 231-232.)
Hit the Stick + (Culin, "Street Games of Boys in Brooklyn, N.Y.", page 231.)
Kick the Ball + (Culin, "Street Games of Boys in Brooklyn, N.Y.", pages 230-231. G. E. Johnson, What to Do at Recess (Ginn, Boston, 1910), page 32.)
Roley Poley + (Culin, "Street Games of Boys in Brooklyn, N.Y.." page 234.)
Fungo + (Culin, S. (1891). "St … Culin, S. (1891). "Street Games of Boys in Brooklyn." Journal of American Folklore, volume 4, page 232; Our Game log, July 16, 2022Henry Chadwick, Sports and Pastimes for American Boys (Routledge, New York, 1884), page 18.F. G. Cassidy et al., Dictionary of American Regional English (Harvard University Press, 1996), page 245.assidy et al., Dictionary of American Regional English (Harvard University Press, 1996), page 245.)
Barn Ball (House Ball) + (D. C. Beard, </spa … D. C. Beard, The American Boy’s Book of Sport (Scribner’s Sons, New York, 1896), pages 341-342.See also Altherr, "Barn Ball," Base Ball (Spring 2011).pan>See also Altherr, "Barn Ball," Base Ball (Spring 2011).)
First Switch Hitter + (Daniel Okrent and Steve Wulf, Baseball Anecdotes (Oxford University Press, 1989), page 9.)

Ball-Paces + (David Block, email of 5/17/2005.)

First Base Ball Sheet Music + (David Block, Baseball Before We Knew It, page 218.)
First Printing of Knickerbocker Rules + (David Block, Baseball Before We Knew It, page 223. David Block posting to 19CBB, 6/16/2005. )
Squares + (David Block, </spa … David Block, Baseball before We Knew It: A Search for the Roots of the Game (University of Nebraska Press, 2005), page 138.The original source is Montague, The Youth's Encyclopedia of Health (1838).n>The original source is Montague, The Youth's Encyclopedia of Health (1838).)
Hornebillets + (David Cram, et al., editors, Francis Willughby’s Book of Games (Ashgate, 2003), page 182.)
Young America Club of Detroit + (Detroit Free Press, April 25, 1869)
Ball-Stock + (Dick, ed., </span& … Dick, ed., The American Boys Book of Sports and Games: A Practical Guide to Indoor and Outdoor Amusements (Dick and Fitzgerald [reprinted by Lyons Press, 2000], 1864)., pages 112-113. Elliott, The Playground and the Parlour (1868), p. 57.The Playground and the Parlour (1868), p. 57.)
German Ball Game + (E. Perrin, et al., One Hundred and Fifty Gymnastic Games (G. H. Ellis, Boston, 1902), pages 22-23.)
Ball and Bases + (E. Perrin, et. Al., One Hundred and Fifty Gymnastic Games (G. H. Ellis, Boston, 1902), pages 58-59.)
Boston Ball + (E. Perrin, et. Al., One Hundred and Fifty Gymnastic Games (G. H. Ellis, Boston, 1902), pages 59-63.)
Club of Lafayette College, Easton + (Easton Daily Free Press, Sept. 16, 1867 The Lafayette College "Mirror", June 1871, p. 63)
Lenape Club of Delaware + (Egan, "Baseball on the Western Reserve" The Delaware Gazette, July 7, 1866)
Times Club of Geneva + (Egan, "Baseball on the Western Reserve")
Washington Club of Ashland + (Egan, "Baseball on the Western Reserve")
No Name Club of Monroeville + (Egan, "Baseball on the Western Reserve")
Philadelphia Bat Ball + (Emily Elmore and M. O’Shea, A Practical Handbook of Games (Macmillan, New York, 1922), pages 93-95.)
Ball Stand + (Emily W. Elmore, A Practical Handbook of Games, (Macmillan, NY, 1922), pages 16-17.)
Base Dodge Ball + (Emily W. Elmore, A Practical Handbook of Games, (Macmillan, NY, 1922), pages 19-20.)
Schlagball + (Endrei, W., and Laszlo Zolnay, Fun and Games in Old Europe. Budapest, (Corvina Klado, 1986).)
Unnamed Games - Balkans + (Endrei, Fun and Games in Old Europe.)
Unnamed Games - Hungarian + (Endrei, Fun and Games in Old Europe.)
Club of Austin, Nevada + (Eureka Daily Sentinel, Aug. 21, Sept. 23, 1879 The Reese River Reveille, April 17, 1868)
Batton + (F. Dennis, The Norfolk Village Green (privately printed, 1917), page 72.)
Knock-Out + (F. G. Cassidy et al., Dictionary of American Regional English (Harvard University Press, 1996), page 245.)
Line Ball + (F. G. Cassidy et al., Dictionary of American Regional English (Harvard University Press, 1996), page 365.)
Long Dutch + (F. G. Cassidy et al., … F. G. Cassidy et al., Dictionary of American Regional English (Harvard University Press, 1996), page 415.The camp program is found at <a href="http://www.bgbrigade.com/programs-8th.asp">http://www.bgbrigade.com/programs-8th.asp</a> www.bgbrigade.com/programs-8th.asp">http://www.bgbrigade.com/programs-8th.asp</a> )
Ins and Withs + (F. G. Cassidy et al., Dictionary of American Regional English (Harvard University Press, 1996), pages 47-48.)
Mickey + (F. G. Cassidy et al., Dictionary of American Regional English (Harvard University Press, 1996), pages 586-587.)
Long Town + (F. G. Cassidy et al., … F. G. Cassidy et al., Dictionary of American Regional English (Harvard University Press, 1996), page 62.Curtis, Henry S. Play and Recreation for the Open Country (Ginn, 1914).le="text-decoration: underline;">Play and Recreation for the Open Country (Ginn, 1914).)
Stub One + (F. G. Cassidy, Dictionary of American Regional English (Harvard University Press, 1996), page 882.)
One, Two, Three + (F. G. Cassidy, Dictionary of American Regional English (Harvard University Press, 1996), page 232.)
Evansville Townball + (F. M. Gilbert, History of the City of Evansville (Pioneer Publishing, 1910), page 106-108.)
1860.28 + (Farmers Cabinet Volume 58, number 42 (May 16, 1860), page 2. )
Welsh Baseball + (For a history of Wels … For a history of Welsh baseball, see http://www.welshbaseball.co.uk/history/history/journal/. Included is Martin Johnes, "'Poor man's Cricket': Baseball, Class and Community in South Wales, c.1880 - 1950." International Journal of the History of Sport' volume 17, number 4 (December 2000). George Vecsey, "Playing Baseball in Wales," New York Times, August 11 1986.Kevin O'Brien - www.welshbaseball.co.ukugust 11 1986. Kevin O'Brien - www.welshbaseball.co.uk)
Roundsies + (G. Carney, “The Tennis Court,” in G. Land, Growing Up with Baseball (UNebraska, 2004), page 110.)
Playground Ball + (G. E. Johnson, What to Do at Recess (Ginn, Boston, 1910), page 32.)
Kick the Can + (G. E. Johnson, What to Do at Recess (Ginn, Boston, 1910), page 230.)
Five Hundred + (G. Land, Growing Up with Baseball (UNebraska, 2004), pages 61 and 174.)
Jellal + (G. T. Lowth, The Wanderer in Arabia; or, Western Footsteps in Eastern Tracks (Hurst and Blackett, London, 1855), pages 108-110.)
Cora + (G. T. Lowth, The Wanderer in Arabia; or, Western Footsteps in Eastern Tracks (Hurst and Blackett, London, 1855), page 109.)
La Batonet + (Geo. Clulow, in Notes and Queries: A Medium of Intercommunication for Literary Men, General Readers, Etc. (J. Francis, London, 1895), Volume 7 -- January - June, pages 375-376.)
Baseball + (Gomme, Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Volume 1.2, page 146.)
Munshets + (Gomme, Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Volume 1, pages 407-408.)
Bunting + (Gomme, Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Volume 1., page 53.)
Kibel and Nerspel + (Gomme, Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Volume 1., page 298.)
Cuck-ball + (Gomme, Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Volume 1, page 83.)
Cudgel + (Gomme, Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Volume 1, pages 84-85.)
Nationals Inaugurate Western Tours + (Greg Rhodes,19cbb post June 17, 2002)
Stickball + (Gregory Christiano, <a href="http://www.myrecollection.com/christianog/games.html">http://www.myrecollection.com/christianog/games.html</a> )
Rounders -- Hungary + (Gyula Hajdu, "Collection of Hungarian Folk Games" (as Translated from Hungarian Magyar Nepi Jatekok Gyujtemenye) (Budapest: 1971), page 173.)
Sockey + (Hall, &l … Hall, The Tribune Book of Open-Air Sports (1887), cited in K. Grover, Hard at Play: Leisure in America, 1840-1940 (UMass Press, 1992), page 244.F. C. Tatum, Old West Town Ferris Brothers, Philadelphia, 1888), page 8.pan>F. C. Tatum, Old West Town Ferris Brothers, Philadelphia, 1888), page 8.)
Club of Abilene + (Harold Evans, "Baseball in Kansas, 1867-1940," Kansas Historical Quarterly v. 9, issue 2 (1940))
1860.56 + (Hartford Daily Courant, October 27, 1860. Accessed via subscription search, May 21, 2009.)
Tabeh + (Henry H. Jessup, The Women of the Arabs, with a Chapter for Children (Dodd Mead, 1873), page 90.)
Mechanics Club of Fairfield + (History of Jefferson County, Iowa: a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement; Fulton, Charles J.; S.J. Clarke Publishing Company; 1914; pp 385-386.)
Half-Rubber + (Hugh M. Thomason, “A … Hugh M. Thomason, “A Depression-Days Schoolyard Game,” Western Folklore, Vol. 34, Issue 1, January 1975, pages 58-59.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-rubber.Philadelphia version: Brian Howard, “Wild in the Streets,” City Paper June 5, 1997, <a href="http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/060597/article077.shtml">http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/060597/article077.shtml</a>. article077.shtml">http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/060597/article077.shtml</a>. )
1782.4 + (I. N. Phelps Stokes, The Iconography of Manhattan Island, 1498-1909 : compiled from original sources (New York, Robert H. Dodd), 1926), Volume V, page 1150.)
1778.7 + (I. N. Phelps Stokes,& … I. N. Phelps Stokes, The Iconography of Manhattan Island, 1498-1909 : compiled from original sources (New York, Robert H. Dodd), 1926), Volume V, page 1068.span> (New York, Robert H. Dodd), 1926), Volume V, page 1068.)
Rotation + (J. H. McCurdy, “Classification of Playground Activities,” American Physical Education Review Volume 16 (1911), page 49.)
Hornie-Holes (also Kittie-Cat) + (J. Jamieson, Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language (Edinburgh, 1825), page 592-593.)
Cashhornie + (J. Jamieson, Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language (Edinburgh, 1825), page 187.)
1860.51 + (Jamestown[NY] Journal, April 20, 1860. Accessed by subscription search May 21, 2009. )
Gi-Gi Ball + (Jane Leavy [Koufax bio, page ref needed].)
Capital City Club of Madison v Madison BBC of Madison on 13 July 1865 + (Jeff Sackman, "The Capital City Base Ball Club of Madison," )
Scholars of Madison v Scholars of Madison in April 1860 + (Jeff Sackman, "The Capital City Base Ball Club of Madison," )
Monona Club of Madison + (Jeff Sackmann, "The Capital City Base Ball Club of Madison," )
First Inter-Racial Game + (Jerrold Casway, "Inter-racial Baseball-- the Pythians vs. the Olympics", in Inventing Baseball: The 100 Greatest Games of the 19th Century (SABR, 2013), pp. 68-70)
First Enclosed Ballpark + (Jerrold Casway, "The First Enclosed Ballpark-- Olympics of Philadelphia vs. St. George", in Inventing Baseball: The 100 Greatest Games of the 19th Century (SABR, 2013), pp. 32-33)
Cat-and-Bat + (John Burnett, Riot, Revelry and Rout: Sport in Lowland Scotland before 1860 (East Linton, Scotland: Tuckwell Press, 2000)., page 208.)
Cat's Pallet + (John Harland, ed., A Volume of Court Leet Records of the Manor of Manchester in the Sixteenth Century (Chetham Society, 1884), page 156.)
Gidigadie + (John Harland, ed., A Volume of Court Leet Records of the Manor of Manchester in the Sixteenth Century (Chetham Society, 1884), page 156.)
First Reported Scholastic Cricket Clubs + (John Lester, A Century of Philadelphia Cricket [UPenn Press, Philadelphia, 1951], page 11. Lester does not provide a source.)
First Compensated Player + (John Thorn posting to 19CBB listserve group, July 5, 2004, 1:39 PM)
Upset Gives Western Clubs First win vs. the East + (John Thorn, "The Most Important Game in Baseball History?-- Rockford vs. Washington", in Inventing Baseball: The 100 Greatest Games of the 19th Century (SABR, 2013), pp. 55-57)
Club-ball + (Joseph Strutt, The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England (1801), pages 104-105. Hone, "The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England..." (1831) p. 105)
Tripbal + (Josh Chetwynd, Baseball in Europe: A Country by Country History (McFarland, 2008). page 14.)
Palant + (Josh Chetwynd, </s … Josh Chetwynd, Baseball in Europe: A Country by Country History (McFarland, 2008). page 219.<a href="http://www.google.com/translate?hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.grabow.com.pl%2F%3Fregulamin-gry-w-palanta">http://www.grabow.com.pl/regulamin-gry-w-palanta</a><a href="http://www.ghs-mh.de/traditions/topics/health/sports_pl.htm">http://www.ghs-mh.de/traditions/topics/health/sports_pl.htm</a>D. Block, Base Ball Before We Knew It (UNebraska Press, 2005), page 101. Protoball entry [[1609.1]] summarizes the Jamestown account.1]] summarizes the Jamestown account.)
1868.7 + (Letter from Harry Wright, quoted in Brooklyn Eagle February 12, 1872. )
1744.2 + (Little Pretty Pocket- … Little Pretty Pocket-Book, Intended for the Instruction and Amusement of Little Master Tommy and Pretty Miss Polly [London, John Newbery, 1744]. Per Henderson ref 107, adding Newbery's name as publisher from text at p. 132. The earliest extant version of this book is from 1760 [per David Block]. 1760 [per David Block]. )
1859.23 + (Lowell [MA] Daily Journal and Courier, August 1, 1859.)
German Bat Ball + (Lydia < … Lydia Clark, Physical Training for the Elementary Schools (B. H. Sanborn, Chicago, 1921), pages 240-243.Emily Elmore and M. O’Shea, A Practical Handbook of Games (Macmillan, New York, 1922), pages 36-39. O’Shea, A Practical Handbook of Games (Macmillan, New York, 1922), pages 36-39.)
Sixteen-Inch Softball (No-Glove Softball) + (M. Davey, “Gloveless … M. Davey, “Gloveless Players Hold on to Softball Dream,” New York Times, 9/18/09.E. Hageman, “The Clincher,” In Gary Land, ed., Growing Up with Baseball (UNebraska, 2004), pages 131-132.,” In Gary Land, ed., Growing Up with Baseball (UNebraska, 2004), pages 131-132.)
King’s Play (Cluich an Righ) + (MacLagan, "Additions to 'the Games of Argyleshire'.", page 80.)
Speilinn + (MacLagan, R. C. "Additions to 'the Games of Argyleshire'." Folklore 16, no. 1 (1905), pages 87-88.)
1860.58 + (Macon Telegraph, March 12, 1860. All seven articles were accessed via subscription search, May 20-21, 2009. )
First Game On Both Starting Pitchers' Birthdays + (Mark Sheldon, "Birthday Boys Bailey, Dempster Make History," MLB.Com posting, 5/3/12.)
Burn Ball + (Marty Appel, Slide Kelly Slide (Scarecrow Press, 1999), page 9.)
1842.12 + (Memoir and Sermons of the Rev. William Duval, published in Richmond, Virginia in 1854 by his colleague the Rev. Cornelius Walker. p. 26.)
1861.15 + (Military History and Reminiscences of the Thirteenth Regiment of the Illinois Volunteer Infantry (Woman's Temperance Publishing, Chicago, 1892), page 10. PBall file: CW-122. )
Aipuni + (Monica Nucciarone, &l … Monica Nucciarone, Alexander Cartwright (UNebraska Press, 2009), page 201. The author cites the source as W. R. Castle, Reminiscences of William Richards Castle. (Advertiser Publishing, 1960), page 50. See also Item [[1855c.10]], "New Game" of Wicket Played in HI.".10]], "New Game" of Wicket Played in HI.")
1860.13 + (New York Clipper August 11, 1860, page 132)
1856.9 + (New York Clipper, July 19, 1856 [page?] Per Seymour, Harold - Notes in the Seymour Collection at Cornell University, Kroch Library Department of Rare and Manuscript Collections, collection 4809.)
1859.28 + (New York Evening Express, October 22, 1859, page 3 column 3. Posted to 19CBB on 3/1/2007 by George Thompson.)
1859.27 + (New York Herald, October 16, 1859, page 1 column 5. Posted to 19CBB on 3/1/2007 by George Thompson.)
First Known Lady Umpire + (New York Sunday Mercury, September 2, 1866, per 19cbb post by Richard Hershberger, Sep. 5, 2012)
1857.33 + (New York Clipper, June 20, 1857. )
1860.57 + (New York Clipper, March 17, 1860. )
1859.38 + (New York Clipper, April 9, 1859.)
1859.37 + (New York Clipper (July 2, 1859.) )
1860.35 + (New York Clipper, facsimile from the Mears Collection (date omitted from scrapbook source, confirmed as June 9, 1860)
1860.31 + (New York Clipper, April 21, 1860, p.7)
Hat Ball + (Newell, … Newell, Games and Songs of American Children. page 183.Paul G. Brewster, American Nonsinging Games (University of Oklahoma Press, 1953), page 85.Nonsinging Games (University of Oklahoma Press, 1953), page 85.)
Club of Council City + (Nome Nugget, March 12, April 30, July 16, 1904)
Tradgy + (O. Heslop, Northumberland Words (Oxford U Press, London, 1893), page 741.)
Pie-Ball + (O. Heslop, Northumberland Words (Oxford U Press, London, 1893), page 535.)
Bittle-Battle + (On the Domesday Book … On the Domesday Book s-See Protoball Chronology #[[1086.1]][A.] Gomme, Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Volume 1 (Dover Press, New York, 1964 -- orig. 1898), page 34.[B] Lusted, Andrew, Girls Just Wanted to Have Fun, 2013, page 3, citing Rev'd W. D. Parish, Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect, 1875. [C] Lusted, op. cit., page 28. The source is the Sussex Advertiser, June 21, 1864. [D] David Block, email of 12/6/2021.t;p>[C] Lusted, op. cit., page 28. The source is the Sussex Advertiser, June 21, 1864. [D] David Block, email of 12/6/2021.)
1862.11 + (Ordinance and Rules and Order of the City of Boston (Mudge and Son, Boston, 1869), page 132. Accessed 2/18/10 via Google Book search ("ball, foot-ball" ordinances 1869). )
Cerkelspelen (Circle-Game?) + (P. Maigaard, “Battingball Games,” reprinted in Block, Baseball Before We Knew It, Appendix 6. See page 263.)
Bo-Ball + (P. Maigaard, “Battingball Games,” reprinted in Block, Baseball Before We Knew It, Appendix 6. See page 274.)
1867.11 + (Paterson Daily Press of August 2, 1867 )
Softball + (Paul Dickson, <spa … Paul Dickson, The Worth Book of Softball (Facts on File, 1994).Morris A Bealle, The Softball Story (Washington: Columbian Publishing Group, 1956).all Story (Washington: Columbian Publishing Group, 1956).)
Balloon + (Paul G. Brewster, "Ga … Paul G. Brewster, "Games and Sports in Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century British Literature," Western Folklore 6, no. 2 (1947)., page 143.Hone, "The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England..." (1831) p. 96>Hone, "The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England..." (1831) p. 96)
Bull Pen + (Paul G. Brewster, American Nonsinging Games (U Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1953), page 82-83.)
Grutz + (Paul R. Wieand, Outdoor Games of the Pennsylvania Germans (Plymouth Meeting, PA: Mrs. C. N. Keyser, 1950)., page 9.)
Long Ball (European baserunning game) + (Per Maigaard, "Battin … Per Maigaard, "Battingball Games," Genus 5 (1941). Reprinted as Appendix 6 in David Block, Baseball Before We Knew It (U. Nebraska, 2005), pages 260ff.Henry S. Curtis, Play and Recreation for the Open Country (Ginn, 1914). pages 62-63.m>Play and Recreation for the Open Country (Ginn, 1914). pages 62-63.)
Slavonic Long Ball + (Per Maigaard, "Battingball Games," Genus 5 (1941); reprinted in Block Baseball Before We Knew It, Appendix 6, page 263.)
Prelleries + (Per Maigaard, "Battingball Games," Genus 5 (1941); reprinted in Block, Baseball Before We Knew It (U. Nebraska, 2005), Appendix 6, page 263.)
Lahden Mailaveikot + (Per Maigaard, “Battingball Games,” Genus 5 (1941). Reprinted in Block, Baseball Before We Knew It, Appendix 6. See page 260ff in Block.)
Unity Club of Port Richmond + (Peverelly (1866) pp. 504-505 Philadelphia Sunday Mercury, Nov. 26, 1865)
West Philadelphia Club of Philadelphia + (Peverelly (1866) pp. 504-505 Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov. 27, 1865)
Germantown Club of Philadelphia + (Peverelly (1866) pp. 504-505)
Kickenepawling Club of Johnston + (Peverelly (1866) pp. 504-505)
Union Club of Titusville + (Peverelly (1866) pp. 504-505)
Wild Cat Club of Brookville + (Peverelly (1866) pp. 504-505)
Delphian Club of Philadelphia + (Philadelphia Press, April 21, 1867)
Arctic Club of Philadelphia + (Philadelphia City Item, Oct. 7, 1865. See Protoball 19C clippings.)

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