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|Location=Massachusetts | |Location=Massachusetts | ||
|Game Regions=US | |Game Regions=US | ||
|Game Eras=1800s,Predecessor | |Game Eras=1800s, Predecessor | ||
|Invented Game=No | |||
|Description=<p>A name given in some localities, evidently, to the game played in the Boston area in the early 19th century; it is possibly another name for what is elsewhere in New England recalled as Round Ball. Our single reference to this game comes from a letter written in 1905 by a Boston man.</p> | |Description=<p>A name given in some localities, evidently, to the game played in the Boston area in the early 19th century; it is possibly another name for what is elsewhere in New England recalled as Round Ball. Our single reference to this game comes from a letter written in 1905 by a Boston man.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p><span>See Protoball Chronology item #[[1855c.1]].</span><span> | |Sources=<p><span>See Protoball Chronology item #[[1855c.1]].</span><span> </span><span>The letter was written to the Mills Commission, which was examining the origins of American baseball.</span></p> | ||
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|Comment=<p>The game of "run around" is also mentioned in the Sycamore (IL) <em>True Republican</em>, May 29, 1878</p> | |||
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|Has Supplemental Text=No | |||
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Revision as of 06:01, 7 March 2022
| Game | Run-Around |
|---|---|
| Game Family | Baseball |
| Location | Massachusetts |
| Regions | US |
| Eras | 1800s, Predecessor |
| Invented | No |
| Tags | |
| Description | A name given in some localities, evidently, to the game played in the Boston area in the early 19th century; it is possibly another name for what is elsewhere in New England recalled as Round Ball. Our single reference to this game comes from a letter written in 1905 by a Boston man. |
| Sources | See Protoball Chronology item #1855c.1. The letter was written to the Mills Commission, which was examining the origins of American baseball. |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Comment | The game of "run around" is also mentioned in the Sycamore (IL) True Republican, May 29, 1878 Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Has Supplemental Text |
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