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A Place Leavel Enough to Play Ball by Tom Altherr

Spirit Letters From X, 1857-8 by Bob Tholkes

A series of 14 letters to the Spirit of the Times, from "X," October 1857- January 1858

McKinstry vs. Brooklyn Daily Times by Steve Sisto

In 1862, a baseball rules dispute played out between an umpire and a Brooklyn newspaper.

Such Tumbles, Such Collisions by Steve Sisto

The First Baseball Game In Mexico by Bruce Allardice

Rounders: A Game That "Gets No Respect" by David Block

When The Game Was Not The Thing by Bob Tholkes

Old Team Nicknames by Bruce Allardice

Playing "Ball" In Canada In 1803 by William Humber

"A Plague Is Upon Us" by Steve Sisto

Peanuts, But No Cracker Jack by Bruce Allardice

Towards A Definition Of Baseball by Bruce Allardice