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Portsmouth NH Bans Cricket and Other Ball Games
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | Bans, US cricket clubsBans, US cricket clubs |
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| City/State/Country: | Portsmouth, NH, United States |
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| Game | CricketCricket |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
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| Text | In March 1795 Portsmouth NH imposed a fine of from 50 cents to $3.30 pus court costs for those who "play cricket or any game in which a ball is used." |
| Sources | By-Laws of the Town of Portsmouth, Passed at their Annual Meeting Held March 25, 1795 (John Melcher, Portsmouth), pp. 5 - 6. Per Thomas L. Altherr, "A Place Leavel Enough to Play Ball," reprinted in David Block, Baseball before We Knew It. See page 244 and ref #67. |
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1795.1 Portsmouth NH Bans Cricket and Other Ball Games"
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