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- 1830s.23 + (<p>"The bull pen, town ball, and dro … <p>"The bull pen, town ball, and drop the handkerchief were among the sports indulged in on the school grounds, and the teacher usually joined in with the sports."</p></br><p>A. T. Strange, ed., <u>Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois</u>, Volume 2 (Munsell, Chicago, 1918), page 792. Contributed by Jeff Kittel, January 31, 2010. Accessed 2/5/10 via Google Books search ("town ball and drop). Jeff's comments: "The author is talking about the history of education in Montgomery County, IL, which is located south of Springfield and NE of St. Louis. It's tough to date this. He speaks of '75 or 80 years ago,' so it's probably the 1830s and 1840s."</p>eaks of '75 or 80 years ago,' so it's probably the 1830s and 1840s."</p>)