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{{Chronology Entry | {{Chronology Entry | ||
|Year=1830 | |Year=1830 | ||
|Year Suffix=s | |Year Suffix=s | ||
|Year Number=12 | |||
|Headline=Watching Wicket Ball in Buffalo NY | |||
|Salience=2 | |Salience=2 | ||
|Tags=Equipment, | |||
|Location=Western New York | |Location=Western New York | ||
|Country=United States | |||
|Coordinates=42.88644679999999, -78.8783689 | |||
|State=NY | |||
|City=Buffalo | |||
|Game=Wicket | |Game=Wicket | ||
|Text=<p>"[The Indians] would lounge on the steps of the 'Old First Church,' where they could look at our young men playing wicket ball in | |Immediacy of Report=Retrospective | ||
<p>Samuel M. Welch, < | |Age of Players=Youth | ||
|Holiday=Sabbath | |||
|Text=<p>"[The Indians] would lounge on the steps of the 'Old First Church,' where they could look at our young men playing wicket ball in front of the church (no fences there then):, and this was a favorite ball ground."</p> | |||
<p>" . . . the boys, who must always have their fun, did not always 'Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy,' but would make a holiday of it by a vigorous game of ball, in some secluded spot in the suburbs of he town . . . " </p> | |||
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|Sources=<p>Samuel M. Welch, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Home History: Recollections of Buffalo During the Decade from 1830 to 1840, or Fifty Years Since</span> [P. Paul and bro., Buffalo, 1890], pages 112 and 220. Submitted by John Thorn 9/13/2006. Also see Thomas L. Altherr, "Chucking the Old Apple: Recent Discoveries of Pre-1840 North American Ball Games," <em>Base Ball</em>, Volume 2, number 1 (Spring 2008), page 38.</p> | |||
|Query=<p>Are these Welch's own recollections? </p> | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |||
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Tags | EquipmentEquipment |
Location | Western New YorkWestern New York |
City/State/Country: | Buffalo, NY, United States |
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Game | WicketWicket |
Immediacy of Report | Retrospective |
Age of Players | YouthYouth |
Holiday | Sabbath |
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Text | "[The Indians] would lounge on the steps of the 'Old First Church,' where they could look at our young men playing wicket ball in front of the church (no fences there then):, and this was a favorite ball ground." " . . . the boys, who must always have their fun, did not always 'Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy,' but would make a holiday of it by a vigorous game of ball, in some secluded spot in the suburbs of he town . . . "
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Sources | Samuel M. Welch, Home History: Recollections of Buffalo During the Decade from 1830 to 1840, or Fifty Years Since [P. Paul and bro., Buffalo, 1890], pages 112 and 220. Submitted by John Thorn 9/13/2006. Also see Thomas L. Altherr, "Chucking the Old Apple: Recent Discoveries of Pre-1840 North American Ball Games," Base Ball, Volume 2, number 1 (Spring 2008), page 38. |
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