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Long Poem Describes Stool-Ball in Some Detail; First Evidence of Use of a Bat?
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | FemalesFemales |
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| City/State/Country: | England |
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| Game | StoolballStoolball |
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| Text | David Block calls this account "the most complete and detailed portrayal of the game to date." It provides the earliest reference to the use of a bat, describes a game that does not involve running after the young [female] players hit the ball, and includes a description of the field and the assembled audience. See Supplemental Text for more.
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| Sources | The London Magazine, vol 2, December 1733 [London], page 637, per David Block, Baseball Before We Knew It, page 177-8. |
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| Comment | Note: A bat had been described in Willughby's c.1672 account of hornebillets. See 1672c.2. Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Some actual text should be added here, if it can be captured. Edit with form to add a query |
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1733.1 Long Poem Describes Stool-Ball in Some Detail; First Evidence of Use of a Bat?"
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