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|Age of Players=Juvenile
|Age of Players=Juvenile
|Text=<p>'[A]t the same time a game called simply&nbsp;'bat and ball' began to be&nbsp;appear in English writings.&nbsp; A 1790 book listed a young man's amusements&nbsp;as including 'marbles, <strong>bat and ball</strong> [and] hop-step-and-jump.'"&nbsp;</p>
|Text=<p>'[A]t the same time a game called simply&nbsp;'bat and ball' began to be&nbsp;appear in English writings.&nbsp; A 1790 book listed a young man's amusements&nbsp;as including 'marbles, <strong>bat and ball</strong> [and] hop-step-and-jump.'"&nbsp;</p>
|Sources=<p>&nbsp; David Block, <em>German Book Describes das English Base-ball,</em> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Base Ball, </span>volume 5, number 1&nbsp;(Spring 2011), page 51.&nbsp; The original source is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Incidents of Youthful Life; or, the True History of William Langley</span> (1790), page 94.&nbsp;</p>
|Sources=<p>David Block, <em>German Book Describes das English Base-ball,</em> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Base Ball, </span>volume 5, number 1&nbsp;(Spring 2011), page 51.&nbsp; The original source is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Incidents of Youthful Life; or, the True History of William Langley</span> (1790), page 94.&nbsp;</p>
|Submitted by=David Block
|Submitted by=David Block
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|Reviewed=Yes
|Has Supplemental Text=No
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'[A]t the same time a game called simply 'bat and ball' began to be appear in English writings.  A 1790 book listed a young man's amusements as including 'marbles, bat and ball [and] hop-step-and-jump.'" 

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David Block, German Book Describes das English Base-ball, Base Ball, volume 5, number 1 (Spring 2011), page 51.  The original source is Incidents of Youthful Life; or, the True History of William Langley (1790), page 94. 

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