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<div dir="ltr"><span>As of December 2020, Protoball has n</span><span>o base ball is</span><span> known</span><span> </span><span>i</span><span>n Madison before 1860.</span><span> </span></div> | |||
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Base Ball and Bagpipes and Whisky on the Fourth!
Salience | Peripheral |
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Tags | Pre-modern RulesPre-modern Rules |
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City/State/Country: | Madison, WI, United States |
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Game | OFBB? (remembered as base ball in 1877)OFBB? (remembered as base ball in 1877) |
Immediacy of Report | Retrospective |
Age of Players | UnknownUnknown |
Holiday | July 4 |
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Text | "William Vroman recalls attending a Fourth of July celebration in 1845:
'The programme was for fun generally, and we had it. Rifle shooting for sheep, home-made Scotch whisky and beer, playing base ball, dancing the 'Highland fling' on the green, with Billy Ray and his bagpipes for music.'
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Sources | Madison, Dane County and Surrounding Towns;
being a History and Guide" (Madison, Wisconsin; 1877).
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Comment | I'm not sure that the combination of homemade whiskey and Billy Ray playing the bagpipes would be such a good idea, particularly not with rifles lying about. -- Richard Hershberger
Especially if the sheep had the rifles -- Protoball Functionary
As of December 2020, Protoball has no base ball is known in Madison before 1860. Edit with form to add a comment
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Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
Submission Note | Email of 12/9/2020 |
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1845.30 Base Ball and Bagpipes and Whisky on the Fourth!"
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