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|Term=Swede Ball | |Term=Swede Ball | ||
|Game Family=Hook-em-snivy | |Game Family=Hook-em-snivy | ||
|Description=This game is mentioned, along with Norwegian Ball in a 1908 book | |Description=<p>This game is mentioned, along with Norwegian Ball in a 1908 book on North Dakota folkways. Said to be taught to local children by Swedish newcomers and a Swedish teacher, the game is only depicted as being “played somewhat like ‘one old cat.’” It seems conceivable that this game is related to Brannboll. Maigaard (1941) lists two Swedish variants for Long Ball.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p><em>Collections of the State Historical Society</em><span>, Volume 2 (State Printers and</span><span> </span><span>Binders, Bismark ND, 1908), pages 213-214.</span></p> | |||
<p>Maigaard, "Battingball Games." <em>Genus</em> 5 (1941). (Reprinted as Appendix 6 of Block, <em>Baseball Before We Knew It.)</em> See page 263.</p> | |||
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Latest revision as of 08:51, 28 November 2012
| Game | Swede Ball |
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| Game Family | Hook-em-snivy |
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| Eras | Derivative |
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| Description | This game is mentioned, along with Norwegian Ball in a 1908 book on North Dakota folkways. Said to be taught to local children by Swedish newcomers and a Swedish teacher, the game is only depicted as being “played somewhat like ‘one old cat.’” It seems conceivable that this game is related to Brannboll. Maigaard (1941) lists two Swedish variants for Long Ball. |
| Sources | Collections of the State Historical Society, Volume 2 (State Printers and Binders, Bismark ND, 1908), pages 213-214. Maigaard, "Battingball Games." Genus 5 (1941). (Reprinted as Appendix 6 of Block, Baseball Before We Knew It.) See page 263. |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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