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Base Ball Lampooned
| Salience | Noteworthy |
|---|---|
| Tags | Ball in the Culture, Hazard, Newspaper CoverageBall in the Culture, Hazard, Newspaper Coverage |
| Location | Greater New York CityGreater New York City |
| City/State/Country: | NYC, NY, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
| Holiday | |
| Notables | |
| Text | "OUR SPORTSMAN. Sporting matters are beginning to lost their summer time piquancy, and the racing season will soon be gone, at least in this country. The cricketers and base ball heroes still keep up an excitement among themselves. Apropos of base ball. Conversing with a member of one of the Ball Clubs, we noticed a deformity in his hand. 'What is the matter with your finger?" 'Struck by a ball and drove up--' was the reply 'but it is a noble game.' 'Precisely--and your thumb, it is useless, is it not?' 'Yes, struck with a ball and broken.' 'That finger joint?' 'A ball struck it. No better game to improve a man's physical condition, strengthen one's sinews." 'You walk lame; that foot, isn't it?' 'No; it's the--the--the--well, a bat flew out of a player's had and hit my knee pan. He had the innings." 'One of your front teeth is gone?' 'Knocked loose by a ball--an accident though.' 'Your right hand and your nose have been peeled--how's that?' 'Slipped down, at second base--mere scratch.' 'And you like all this fun?' 'Glory in it, sir. It is a healthy game, sir.' We can't say we coincided with the enthusiastic member. Perhaps we are rather timid concerning the welfare and safety of our limbs--and this timidity has an undue influence on our mind. Be that as it may, we have no inclination to try our hand at the game...we will drop the subject with the same celerity which would mark our process of dropping one of those leather covered balls, were it to come in violent contact with our delicate fingers." |
| Sources | New York Atlas, Sep. 18, 1859 |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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| Submitted by | Bob Tholkes |
| Submission Note | 3/12/2014 |
| Has Supplemental Text |
1859.61 Base Ball Lampooned"
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