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Prominent Milestones |
Misc BB Firsts |
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About the Chronology |
Tom Altherr Dedication |
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Open Queries |
Open Numbers |
Most Aged |
Baseball Recommended for Brooklyn Schools-- Easier than Cricket
Salience | Noteworthy |
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Location | Greater New York CityGreater New York City |
City/State/Country: | Brooklyn, NY, United States |
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Game | Cricket, Base BallCricket, Base Ball |
Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
Age of Players | JuvenileJuvenile |
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Text | ". . . we think it would be an addition to every school, that would lead to great advantages to mental and bodily health, if each had a cricket or ball club attached to it. There are between 30 and 40 Base Ball Clubs and six Cricket Clubs on Long Island [Brooklyn counted as Long Island then] . . . . Base ball if the favorite game, as it is more simple in its rules, and a knowledge of it is more easily acquired. Cricket is the most scientific of the two and requires more skill and judgement in the use of the bat, especially, than base. |
Sources | "The Ball Season of 1858," Brooklyn Eagle, March 22, 1858; reprinted in Spirit of the Times, Volume 28, number 7 (Saturday, March 27, 1858), page 78, column 2 |
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Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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Submitted by | Craig Waff |
Submission Note | September 2008 |
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