In Salisbury Circa 1845

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Date of Game	Circa 1845
Game	Town Ball
Location	Salisbury, NC, United States
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Description	A reminiscence of schoolboy days talks of playing "town ball" and prisoner's base during the lunch hour, and notes that town ball was the precursor of baseball.
Sources	Salisbury The Old North State, Jan. 28, 1870
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Comment	The reminiscence is unsigned and undated, but given the age of any probable author, probably refers to the Salisbury area around 1845. Edit with form to add a comment
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Submitted by	Bruce Allardice
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