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The Origins of the Hungarian game of Longa Meta

The issue: We do not know if Hungarian game of "meta" has been documented prior to 1945.

The search: Can someone do online and/or bibliographic searches in Hungarian and report findings in Protoball?

Status: This request is unassigned as of January 2018.

Was the "Double Eight" Style of Base Ball Cover Invented in the United States?

The issue: The now-familiar single-seam base ball covering appears to have been introduced in the 1876 [?] Was it a new innovation, or had prior ballgames (real tennis, cricket, stoolball) already adopted the pattern in earlier days?

Current Status This subject will be explored in a Protoball "dip-dive" in 2018. Corky Gaskell has agreed to moderate the effort, and to post initial results on Protoball.

How Many of the 14 Knickerbocker Playing Rules Can be Traced Back to English Baserunning Games?

The issue: While base ball has long been seen as an American game, many of the modern game's earliest rules are known in juvenile games in Britain. Status: This request is unassigned as of January 2018.