1859.19: Difference between revisions

From Protoball
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Add Year Number)
(Change Country from US to United States)
 
(4 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Chronology Entry
{{Chronology Entry
|Year=1859
|Year Number=19
|Headline=Phillips Exeter Academy Used Plugging in "Base-ball?"
|Headline=Phillips Exeter Academy Used Plugging in "Base-ball?"
|Year=1859
|Salience=2
|Salience=2
|Text=<p>"Baseball was played at Exeter in a desultory fashion for a good many years before it was finally organized into the modern game. On October 19, 1859, Professor Cilley wrote in his diary: 'Match game of Base-Ball between the Phillips club and 17 chosen from the school at large commenced P.M. I was Referee. Two players were disabled and the game adjourned.' Putting a man out by striking him with the ball when he was running bases often led to injury."</p>
|Location=New England,
<p>Crosbie, Laurence M., The Phillips Exeter Academy: A History, 1923, page 233. Submitted by George Thompson, 2005. [<b>Note:</b> Cilley himself does not attribute the 1859 injuries to plugging.]</p>
|Country=United States
|State=NH
|City=Exeter
|Game=Base Ball,
|Age of Players=Juvenile
|Text=<p>"Baseball was played at Exeter in a desultory fashion for a good many years before it was finally organized into the modern game. On October 19, 1859, Professor Cilley wrote in his diary: 'Match game of Base-Ball between the Phillips club and 17 chosen from the school at large commenced P.M. I was Referee. Two players were disabled and the game adjourned.' Putting a man out by striking him with the ball when he was running bases often led to injury."</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
|Sources=<p>Crosbie, Laurence M., The Phillips Exeter Academy: A History, 1923, page 233. Submitted by George Thompson, 2005.</p>
|Comment=<p>Cilley himself does not attribute the 1859 injuries to plugging.</p>
|Reviewed=Yes
|Reviewed=Yes
|Year Number=19
|Has Supplemental Text=No
|Coordinates=42.9814292, -70.9477546
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 18:33, 14 October 2015

Chronologies
Scroll.png

Prominent Milestones

Misc BB Firsts
Add a Misc BB First

About the Chronology
Tom Altherr Dedication

Add a Chronology Entry
Open Queries
Open Numbers
Most Aged

Phillips Exeter Academy Used Plugging in "Base-ball?"

Salience Noteworthy
Location New England
City/State/Country: Exeter, NH, United States
Game Base Ball
Age of Players Juvenile
Text

"Baseball was played at Exeter in a desultory fashion for a good many years before it was finally organized into the modern game. On October 19, 1859, Professor Cilley wrote in his diary: 'Match game of Base-Ball between the Phillips club and 17 chosen from the school at large commenced P.M. I was Referee. Two players were disabled and the game adjourned.' Putting a man out by striking him with the ball when he was running bases often led to injury."

 

Sources

Crosbie, Laurence M., The Phillips Exeter Academy: A History, 1923, page 233. Submitted by George Thompson, 2005.

Comment

Cilley himself does not attribute the 1859 injuries to plugging.

Edit with form to add a comment
Query Edit with form to add a query



Comments

<comments voting="Plus" />