In New Bedford Circa 1837
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Date of Game | Circa 1837 |
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Game | Base |
Location | New Bedford, MA, United States |
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Home Team | Add Club Page |
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Has Source On Hand | No |
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NY Rules | No - Predecessor |
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Description | "Although sports teams may not have become the norm for high schools and colleges until later in the 19th century it is safe to say that school aged kids were playing ball in New Bedford in the first half of the century. An 1822 bylaw levied a fine to anyone who would “play at ball, fly a kite or run down hill upon a sled… in any street of that part of the town commonly called the Village of New-Bedford”. Thomas Rodman wrote about being “initiated into the mysteries of Foot-ball, Base and every game boys pursue” when he was a student at Friends Academy in the mid-1830s. When it became fashionable to form social clubs based on sports in the mid 1800s, young adults formed their own clubs as well. B |
Sources | https://scvbb.org/2008/04/01/new-bedford-high-school-baseball-150-years-ago/ |
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Has Source On Hand | No |
Comment | Thomas Rotch Rodman (b. 1825) attended the Friends academy in New Bedford, and later (1842-46) Haverford College, where he was undoubtedly exposed to cricket. Edit with form to add a comment |
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Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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