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Throwback ('Old-Fashioned') Game Planned in Rochester

Salience Peripheral
Tags Throwback Games
Location Rochester
City/State/Country: Rochester, NY, United States
Age of Players Adult
Text

"BASE BALL ITEMS.  A number of the old fashioned men are to have an old-fashioned game of base ball in [Jones?] Square in a few days.  The respective sides have been chosen and a most enjoyable time is expected."

Sources

The [Rochester] Daily Union and Advertiser, August 28, 1868.

Comment

As of mid 2023, the Protoball Chronology includes about 40 entries alluding to Rochester NY from 1825 to 1868.  Nearly half have been generously contributed by crack Rochester digger Priscilla Astifan.  Most of the games reported appear to be base ball-like games, but 8 refer to cricket, wicket and trap ball. Ten entries refer to soldierly play during the Civil War.

Priscilla reported on 5/18/2023:   "I haven't yet found any notice in the available newspapers of the game being played or not.  But at least the intention was interesting." 

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Query

Are other post-War throwback games seen in the area?

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Submitted by Priscilla Astifan
Submission Note May 11, 2023



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