1844.16

In Bass Ball, Club is "Skinned from Top to Stem"

Salience	Peripheral
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Location
City/State/Country:	Canton, NY, United States
Modern Address
Game	Bass BallBass Ball
Immediacy of Report	Contemporary
Age of Players	UnknownUnknown
Holiday
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Text	"Messrs. Editors: A game of Bass Ball came off at this place day before yesterday. It was similar to the one alluded to in the last 'Sentinel", with this exception -- we skinned the coons from top to stem. So, hurra for Connecticut! "Canton, 25th April, 1844." See 1844.15 for the referenced Frontier Sentinel article.
Sources	St. Lawrence Republican (Ogdensburgh, NY), April 30, 1844, page 2, column 7.
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Comment	Canton, NY is about 15 miles SE of Ogdensburg NY. Its population in 2000 was a bit over 10,000. Ogdensburg [1853 population "about 6500"] is about 60 miles [NE] down the St. Lawrence River from Lake Ontario. It is about 60 miles south of Ottawa, about 120 miles north of Syracuse, and about 125 miles SW (upriver) of Montreal. Edit with form to add a comment
Query	Can anyone make a guess at the meaning of "hurra for Connecticut" for a game played in the far north of NYS? Was the area known for its emigres from CT? Answer: I believe the reference is to the gains the Whig Party made in the recent CT elections. Just as the local Whigs beat the Loco-Focos (Democrats) at base ball, the CT Whigs beat the Democrats at the polls. [ba] Edit with form to add a query
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Submitted by	Tom Shieber, 4/23/2015
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