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1843.10 + ( [] It appear … [] It appears that the batsman is obliged to run to a second marker and then return; is that the way one-o-cat was commonly played? (It does appear to be the rule for [[barn ball]].) -- Protoball functionary, 2/2/2021. .) -- Protoball functionary, 2/2/2021. )
1866.6 + ( [] are there … [] are there other reliable published sources of the evolution of table-top games, besides John's 2011 blog?[] is anyone known to be attempting to reconstruct and play this game, or others?[] can we determine what game events are given in the field of this apparatus? the field of this apparatus? )
1860.20 + ( Is the cartoon dated? Is a location given? Is the content from source [3], from 1860, known?)
1852.10 + ( It might be informative to learn whether this novel has a particular setting (wicket is only known in selected areas) and/or where author Mansfield lived. Is it clear that the setting is the United States? )
1806.4 + ( It would be helpful to know where Robbins lived in the Western Reserve. )
1859.73 + ( It would be interesting to know whether the Richmond group asked to see base ball played or it was recommended by New Yorkers. )
1866.5 + (() Any idea why this morsel hadn' … () Any idea why this morsel hadn't turned up before 2014?() By 1860, the modern game seems well-established in Chicago -- was it still unfamiliar elsewhere in IL as late as 1866? () The writer seems unfamiliar with the modern force-out rule; wasn't that introduced prior in base ball prior to 1866?() Is it possible that the absence of a comment about the modern no-plugging rule means that local town ball already used a no-plugging rule?() Many throwback articles mention that the new ball is harder than traditional balls. Could local town ball have already employed hard balls?n traditional balls. Could local town ball have already employed hard balls?)
1860.91 + ((A) The Protoball PrePro data bas … (A) The Protoball PrePro data base in shows that 44 runs were scored in 8.5 innings in this July 4 game. That's nearly three runs per half-inning.(See http://protoball.org/Lone_Star_BBC_Club_of_Rochester_v_Live_Oak_Club_of_Rochester_on_4_July_1860)So there were lots of baserunners that day.But there were reportedly only about 2 catcher throws to bases in each half-inning. If bases were stolen routinely in this gloveless era, wouldn't more throws be expected?(B) Were catcher throws to the bases not similarly recorded in downstate games?lt;p>(B) Were catcher throws to the bases not similarly recorded in downstate games?)
Puddox, or Puddock + ((Does South Africa have a Boston, … (Does South Africa have a Boston, too? From Wikipedia, 2022: "Boston is a small town situated in the Mkhomazi and Elands River valley of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.")Is it clear why this game is called a cricket/rounders hybrid, and not just a cricket offshoot?Is this game known in Britain and America? t;Is this game known in Britain and America? )
1848.20 + (1848 was the year (see 1848 was the year (see Baseball in the Garden of Eden, p. 35) that the Knickerbockers set out to re-consider their rules. Did they address playing rules, or just operational ones? Do we know what changes emanated?l ones? Do we know what changes emanated?)
1847.21 + ( </p& … [] Query from Peter Mancuso, 8/6/22 posting to 19CBB:"Apparently the Knickerbockers in addition to playing on some reserved field in Hoboken's Elysian Fields also maintained a more steady presence there with the rental of a room, apparently for exclusive use of the club's members. This taken a step further, begs the question of whether this was a unique relationship limited to the Knickerbockers, or did other clubs also have such an arrangement with the grounds' owners?"[] Is it supposed that the Hoboken "room" served as a primitive clubhouse? lt;p>[] Is it supposed that the Hoboken "room" served as a primitive clubhouse? )
1871.11 + (Have charts like this appeared before? Have writers been referring to such averages in plumbing the relative merits of batsmen? Did each club send its data to interested news outlets?)
1840c.26 + (Does the full Daily Eagle article say more about two old cat and other safe-haven games? Can we retrieve David's details in his posting? )
1842c.9 + (Iis Lester saying this is the first Haverford all-native team, first US all-native team, or what? Can we resolve the discrepancy between 1834 and 18"before 1842" as the time that the club formed?)
1863.9 + (Note: can we determine what Union Army units were deployed to Port Royal and the Sea Islands in early 1863?)
1859.6 + (Note: Can we get text from the sourced citation [A] , and a source for the text citation [B] ? Was this one game or two? How can we find out more about the "Henson club" and the Unknowns?)
1858.40 + (Note: Do we know the outcome? Was cricket attempting to counteract baseball's surge? If so, how? Why didn't it work?)
1500s.2 + (Note: Is it possible to determine the approximate date of this event?)
1656.1 + (Note: … Note: It would be useful to ascertain what Dutch phrase was translated as "playing ball," and whether the phrase denotes a certain type of game. The population of Manhattan at this time was about 800 [were there enough resident Englishmen to sustain cricket?], and the area was largely a fur trading post. Is it possible that the burghers imported this text from the Dutch homeland?Can anyone out there google in Dutch?h homeland? Can anyone out there google in Dutch?)
1854.8 + (Note: Pycroft was first published in 1851. See item #[[1851.1]]. Was this material in the first edition?)
1863.58 + (Note: can we locate an original source for the Dryden data? I can't find a mention of this in any online newspaper. A Carlton Dryden, Sgt. in the 10th Iowa, is the likeliest candidate for the "Sgt. Dryden" mentioned.)
1857.5 + (Note: does "place the men on bases" refer to the fielders? Presumably in the MA game such positioning wasn't needed because there was plugging, and there were no force plays at the bases?)
1856.20 + (Note: does this article imply that previously, base ball on the Common was relatively rare?)
1855.20 + (Note: these results seems like deliberates exceptions to the 21-run rule; are there others? Was the 21-run rule proving too short for practice games?)
1450.2 + (Note: we need a fuller citation and the key text. Is it possible that this entry confuses D'Urfey's 1694 play about Don Quixote [see Entry #1694.1, below] with the Cervantes masterpiece?)

1850s.20 + (Note: were "nips" foul tips?)

1820s.12 + (Note: … Note: Dean Sullivan [7/29/2004] observes that Harold Seymour puts the year of play at Bangor at 1836, citing both pages 198 and 240 of The Discovery of a Grandmother. But Payne was born in 1812, and was not a "boy" in 1836, so this event needs further examination.Also:This item needs to be reconciled with #[[1823c.4]], below.823c.4]], below.)
1841.12 + (Note: Wicket was the main adult sport in Ohio?)
1750s.2 + (Note: Can we determine what region of NC is under discussion here? Text of the biography is unavailable via Google Books as of 11/15/2008. )
1830c.7 + (Notes: can we establish the age of King's father at King's birth? Can we determine where the two Kings might have played?)
1831.1 + (Notes:</strong&g … Notes: Is it accurate to call this a "town ball" club? When was it formed? Dean Sullivan dates it to 1837, while J. M. Ward [Ward's Base Ball Book, page 18] sets 1831 as the date of formation. The constitution was revised in 1837, but the Olympic Club merged with the Camden Town ball Club in 1833, and that event is regarded as the formation date of the Olympics. The story of the Olympics is covered in "Sporting Gossip," by "the Critic" in an unidentified photocopy found at the Giamatti Research Center at the HOF. What appears to be a continuation of this article is also at the HOF. It is "Evolution of Baseball from 1833 Up to the Present Time," by Horace S. Fogel, and appeared in The Philadelphia Daily Evening Telegraph, March 22-23, 1908.2 Are we certain that the "firsts" listed in this entry predate the initial appearance of the indicated innovations in American cricket? entry predate the initial appearance of the indicated innovations in American cricket? )
1830c.26 + (Query: do we know the nature of the ball games of "skip" and "hit or miss?")
1816.4 + (Query: Does the game appear to uses bases? No. Like most forms of longball, there are a home line and a goal line at opposite ends of the field.)
1857.23 + (Query: [1] "The old CT game?" Wasn't that wicket? )
1867.21 + ([A] … [A] Is "Pony Club" a common term for teen clubs?<div> - - from John Thorn, 9/22/20: "The Clipper has citations for "pony team" from 1874 on, perhaps signifying junior team or just whippersnappers. Here, from Sept 8, 1888:"</div><div> </div><div>BOSTON, Sept 2 . —Coming home with a record of seven victories in eight games is a far different thing from doing so after having won four games out of twenty. Add to this the fact that three straight victories were gained over New York on their own heath and that by what Boston fans look upon as a pony team, and it is little wonder that the warmest and most enthusiastic kind of a welcome was bestowed upon the Boston team on Thursday last and that cheer after cheer greeted the appearance of the nine and each man as he stepped to the bat. </div>---[B] Wasn't $1500 a tidy sum in 1867? -- from John Thorn, 9/22/20: "$1500 was a hefty prize: $27,783.73 in 2019 dollars (via Consumer Price Index adjustment)."ng>[B] Wasn't $1500 a tidy sum in 1867? -- from John Thorn, 9/22/20: "$1500 was a hefty prize: $27,783.73 in 2019 dollars (via Consumer Price Index adjustment).")
Eagle Club of New York v St. Nicholas Club of New York on 9 August 1859 + (==)
1844.13 + (Adult play is suggested by choice of late-day meeting.)
1797.1 + (Altherr [p. 27] puts this date "at the turn of the century." Do we know where the 1797 date originated? Was Webster at Dartmouth then?)
1806.2 + (Altherr reports that "Gilbert des … Altherr reports that "Gilbert described some sort of ball play as common on the village commons." (See Block, Ibid., page 241). Can we determine Gilbert's usage in calling such play common? Does the clue that the ball was "worsted" (woolen, or made of wool cloth?) add a helpful clue as to the nature of the game played?ue as to the nature of the game played?)
1786.1 + (An article has appeared about Smi … An article has appeared about Smith's journal. See Woodward, Ruth, "Journal at Nassau Hall," PULC 46 (1985), pp. 269-291, and PULC 47 (1986), pp 48-70. Note: Does this article materially supplement our appreciation of Smith's brief comment?ly supplement our appreciation of Smith's brief comment?)
1800c.12 + (Any clues as to the location of recalled games?)
1555c.1 + (Any idea what "rene base" might have meant in those days? Could it refer to a much older form of the team-tag game later known as prisoner's base? )
1800c.11 + (Any idea what 'cat and ball' might have been? In February 2021 Protoball does not find that phrase. It is conceivable that the author misheard his father's use of "bat and ball" as "cat and ball." )
1872.2 + (Any idea who might have written this little barb at the NYT? Was it widely quoted in the US?)
1871.1 + (Are Carthage and Dallas and Ft. Madison nearby towns?)
Cat (Kat) + (Are Twentieth Century forms of Old-Cat know in New York City or other US locations? )
1823.6 + (Are any reports available on the rules of the game as played at Round Hill? Beck didn't give the game a particular name?)
1867.22 + (Are earlier cases known? Is it known whether these press accommodations were normally granted by a ball club, like the Eureka, or by the owner of the ballfield?)
1867.26 + (Are other baserunning games known that were to be played on horseback? Do we know what "Comic Monthlies" were? )
Scrub + (Are other forms of Scrub remembered. Have rules been published authoritatively somewhere?)
1868.8 + (Are other post-War throwback games seen in the area?)

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