View source for First Known Use of the Term "Town Ball"

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|Name=First Known Use of the Term "Town Ball"
|Type of Date=Day
|Date=1834/06/14
|Country=United States
|State=IL
|City=Springfield
|Description=<p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: medium;">&nbsp;</span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Any person who shall on the Sabbath day play bandy, cricket, cat, town ball, corner ball, over ball, fives, or any other game of ball, within the limits of the Corporation, or shall engage in pitching dollars, or quoits in any public place, shall on conviction thereof, be fined the sum of one dollar."&nbsp; </span></span></p>
|Sources=<p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>Illinois Weekly State Journal,</em></span> June 14, 1834</span>.</p>
|Has Source On Hand=No
|Submitted by=Richard Hershberger
|Submission Note=Email of 2/15/2014.
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