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PA Schoolboys Recalled as Playing Town Ball and Long Ball
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| City/State/Country: | PA, United States |
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| Game | Town Ball, Long BallTown Ball, Long Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Retrospective |
| Age of Players | JuvenileJuvenile |
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| Text | "Here we played town ball, corner ball, sow ball and long ball. Sometimes we would jump, to see how high we could leap; then it was hop, step and jump. Once in a while we played ring, provided the girls would help, and generally they would..." |
| Sources | Samuel Penniman Bates, Jacob Fraise, Warner Beers, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania, Containing a History of the County, its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies; History of Pennsylvania, Statistical and Miscellaneous Matter, etc. (Chicago: Warner, Beers and Company, 1887), page 300. |
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| Comment | Franklin County PA is in south central PA, on the Maryland border. Its population in 1830 was about 35,000. Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | "Sow Ball?" Edit with form to add a query |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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| Submitted by | Pamela Bakker |
| Submission Note | Email to Peter Mancuso, 10/6/2014 |
| Has Supplemental Text | Yes |
1830s.29 PA Schoolboys Recalled as Playing Town Ball and Long Ball"
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From: Pamela Bakker, sent: Oct 6, 2014 7:24 PM
I found this quote in Bates, Samuel Penniman, Fraise, Jacob, and Beers, Warner, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania, Containing a History of the County, its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies; History of Pennsylvania, Statistical and Miscellaneous Matter, etc. (Chicago: Warner, Beers and Company, 1887), page 300.
John B. Kaufman, a teacher turned surveyor in Franklin County, PA, said the following about his childhood spent in a log school house "50 odd years ago":
"The [school]house crouches modestly in the woods, sheltered from the chilly blast, and forming play grounds unlimited in dimensions.Here we played town ball, corner ball, sow ball and long ball. Sometimes we would jump, to see how high we could leap; then it was hop, step and jump. Once in a while we played ring, provided the girls would help, and generally they would..."
I thought someone might find that interesting. . . .
Sincerely,
Pam Bakker
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Addendum, 10/9/2014
This area of Franklin County, PA was settled by Ulster-Scots and Palatine Germans. The Germans with some Swiss and Dutch were in the southern part of the county and Ulster-Scots made up the rest since they were sent there to settle the frontier and protect the state from the French and Indians. Glad it is helpful! -Pam