View source for Elysian Fields Sub-topics -- 2022

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<div>'''[1] EF as Influencer '''--How exactly did baseball evolve and change during the heyday of the EF as a baseball venue? To what degree was the EF itself a factor?<br></div>
<div>Did the nearness of the EF baseball grounds and the St. George cricket grounds affect the development of either sport? NB: it seems to have facilitated Harry Wright's conversion to baseball</div>
<div><br>'''[2] Field Scarcity -- '''Was the lack of playing fields in 1840s Manhattan the primary reason that clubs chose to play in Hoboken?&nbsp; More generally, did other localities -- Brooklyn, Philadelphia etc. -- find the lack of playing space a deterrent to the local adoption of base ball? Were local commons important facilities in the national spread of base ball?

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<div>'''[3] NYC Trends -- '''What was happening elsewhere -- in Manhattan and beyond -- during the decade + in which the all of the best-known NYC clubs all played at the Elysian Fields?&nbsp;<br></div>
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<div>'''[4] Predominance of the New York Game -- '''What was the role, if any, that the EF played in spreading the game by introducing visitors from NYC, NJ and elsewhere to the NY version of baseball?<br></div>
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<div>'''[5] Spectators' Roles --'''What more can we find out about the spectators at EF games -- and also about the Stevens family's attitude toward fans and baseball as entertainment (paid and otherwise)?<br></div>
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<div>'''[6] EF Adminstration -- '''How were the sports grounds at the EF allotted and administered? Who made the decisions, how and why?

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