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|Term=Round Ball | |Term=Round Ball | ||
|Game Family=Baseball | |Game Family=Baseball | ||
|Description=<p>This appears to be the name given to the game played in | |Location=Massachusetts | ||
|Game Tags=1700s, 1800s, US, | |||
|Description=<p>This appears to be the name given to the game played in Massachusetts . . . and possibly beyond that . . . in the years before the Dedham rules of 1858 created the [[Massachusetts Game]].</p> | |||
<p>We have about a dozen references to round ball from about 1780 to 1856 -- all in the state of Massachusetts. New England also has references to goal, or goal ball, base, or base ball, and bat-and-ball forf this period. There is no indication if or how these games differed, or whether they are direct antecedents of the Mass Game rules of 1858.</p> | |||
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Revision as of 16:45, 24 June 2012
| Game | Round Ball |
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| Game Family | Baseball |
| Location | Massachusetts |
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| Tags | 1700s, 1800s, US |
| Description | This appears to be the name given to the game played in Massachusetts . . . and possibly beyond that . . . in the years before the Dedham rules of 1858 created the Massachusetts Game. We have about a dozen references to round ball from about 1780 to 1856 -- all in the state of Massachusetts. New England also has references to goal, or goal ball, base, or base ball, and bat-and-ball forf this period. There is no indication if or how these games differed, or whether they are direct antecedents of the Mass Game rules of 1858. |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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