Round Ball

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Game	Round Ball
Game Family	Baseball Baseball
Location	Massachusetts
Regions	US
Eras	1700s, 1800s, Predecessor
Invented	No
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Description	This appears to be the name given to the game played in Massachusetts . . . and possibly beyond that . . . in the years before the Dedham rules of 1858 created the Massachusetts Game. We have about a dozen references to round ball from about 1780 to 1856 -- all in the state of Massachusetts. New England also has references to goal, or goal ball, base, or base ball, and bat-and-ball forf this period. There is no indication if or how these games differed, or whether they are direct antecedents of the Mass Game rules of 1858.
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Comment	We also have a reference to Round Ball in Hope, ME circa 1825 and in NH in 1847. [ba] Edit with form to add a comment
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