1864c.87
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Ball soft enough for soaking
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| Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
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| Text | A Vermont soldier described it in this way. "The ball was soft, and a great bounder. To put a base runner out, he had to be hit by the ball, thrown by the pitcher." |
| Sources | Quoted in Bell I. Wiley, The Life of Billy Yank, p. 170, in his page on soldier's baseball. It appears Wiley cites either the James F. Williams diary, at the NYPL (entry of 2-20-64) or the Josiah S. Chandler ms., Western Reserve HS. Chandler was a member of the 5th VT infantry. |
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| Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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1864c.87 Ball soft enough for soaking"
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