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{{Predecessor Game | {{Predecessor Game | ||
|Name= | |Name=in Woodstock in 1836undefined | ||
| | |Coordinates=43.1314966, -80.74716509999999 | ||
|Entry Origin=Sabrpedia | |||
|Entry Origin Url= | |||
|NY Rules= | |||
|Borough= | |||
|Type of Date=Year | |Type of Date=Year | ||
|Date=1836/01/01 | |||
|Date Note=Unspecified time in 1830s | |Date Note=Unspecified time in 1830s | ||
|Country=Canada | |||
|State=Ontario | |||
|City=Woodstock | |City=Woodstock | ||
| | |Field= | ||
| | |Modern Address= | ||
|Description=<p>"Baseball was an evening practice of the young men after the day’s work. The game was popular, matches were frequent with the villagers on the court house green, and the play exciting. The Pascoe’s, the Gunns, the Egans, the Budds, and the Dunns were leading players. Imitation was strong in the juveniles. Every little fellow must have his bat and ball and many an old sock, and many an old rubber was ripped up, used up, and cut up, and wound up, and sewed up in sheepskin, or, when they had the coppers, in calfskin by friend “Benjie”. The higher the bound the better the ball." | |Number of Players= | ||
</p><p>Note that the term "baseball" here was not necessarily taken from contemporary sources. | |Game=Predecessor Game | ||
</p><p><br /> | |Innings= | ||
</p> | |Innings Note= | ||
|Sources=<p>Woodstock (Ontario) Daily Express, December 20, 1901 to February 16, 1901; as cited in William Humber, "Early Baseball in Canada," manuscript of 9/14/12. | |Home Team= | ||
</p> | |Home Score= | ||
|Away Team= | |||
|Away Score= | |||
|Description=<p>"Baseball was an evening practice of the young men after the day’s work. The game was popular, matches were frequent with the villagers on the court house green, and the play exciting. The Pascoe’s, the Gunns, the Egans, the Budds, and the Dunns were leading players. Imitation was strong in the juveniles. Every little fellow must have his bat and ball and many an old sock, and many an old rubber was ripped up, used up, and cut up, and wound up, and sewed up in sheepskin, or, when they had the coppers, in calfskin by friend “Benjie”. The higher the bound the better the ball."</p><p>Note that the term "baseball" here was not necessarily taken from contemporary sources.</p><p><br /></p> | |||
|Sources=<p>Woodstock (Ontario) Daily Express, December 20, 1901 to February 16, 1901; as cited in William Humber, "Early Baseball in Canada," manuscript of 9/14/12.</p> | |||
|Source Image= | |||
|Has Source On Hand=No | |||
|Comment= | |||
|Query= | |||
|Submitted by=Bill Humber | |||
|Submission Note= | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
| | |First in Location= | ||
| | |First in Location Note= | ||
| | |Players Locality= | ||
|class=championship= | |||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 14:15, 15 November 2020
| Date of Game | 1836 Unspecified time in 1830s |
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| Game | Predecessor Game |
| Location | Woodstock, Ontario, Canada |
| Modern Address | |
| Field | Add Field Page |
| Home Team | Add Club Page |
| Away Team | Add Club Page |
| Score | |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Innings | |
| Number of Players | |
| NY Rules | |
| Tags | |
| Description | "Baseball was an evening practice of the young men after the day’s work. The game was popular, matches were frequent with the villagers on the court house green, and the play exciting. The Pascoe’s, the Gunns, the Egans, the Budds, and the Dunns were leading players. Imitation was strong in the juveniles. Every little fellow must have his bat and ball and many an old sock, and many an old rubber was ripped up, used up, and cut up, and wound up, and sewed up in sheepskin, or, when they had the coppers, in calfskin by friend “Benjie”. The higher the bound the better the ball." Note that the term "baseball" here was not necessarily taken from contemporary sources. |
| Sources | Woodstock (Ontario) Daily Express, December 20, 1901 to February 16, 1901; as cited in William Humber, "Early Baseball in Canada," manuscript of 9/14/12. |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Submitted by | Bill Humber |
| Submission Note | |
| First in Location | |
| Players Locality | |
| Entry Origin | Sabrpedia |
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