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- 1837.2 + (<p><strong>For Text: </stro … <p><strong>For Text: </strong>David Block carries three paragraphs of text from this story in Appendix 7, page 283, of <span>Baseball Before We Knew It.</span></p></br><p>Captured by Native Americans, a youth sees them playing a game of ball. The "ball" was part of a sturgeon's head covered with deerskin strips, the club was of hickory, some number of safe-haven bases were formed by small piles of stones, and there was plugging.</p></br><p>"Their principal object seemed to be to send the ball as far as possible, in order for the striker of it, to run around the great space of ground, which was comprised within the area formed by the piles of stones."</p></br><p>There is no mention of a pitcher, and if a batter-runner was put out, he would replace the fielder who made the putout. Some games would last for days.</p></br><p> </p>e would replace the fielder who made the putout. Some games would last for days.</p> <p> </p>)