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|Term=Fungo | |Term=Fungo | ||
|Game Family=Fungo | |Game Family=Fungo | ||
|Game | |Game Regions=US | ||
|Game Eras=1800s,Post-1900 | |||
|Description=<p>Culin (1891): A batter fungoes balls to a set of fielders. A fielder who first catches a set number of balls on the fly becomes the batter.</p> | |Description=<p>Culin (1891): A batter fungoes balls to a set of fielders. A fielder who first catches a set number of balls on the fly becomes the batter.</p> | ||
<p>Chadwick (1884) describes Fungo as requiring the hitter to deliver the ball on the fly to the fielders, or he loses his place. This practice probably has had numerous local variant names such as Knock Up and Catch and Knocking Flies.</p> | <p>Chadwick (1884) describes Fungo as requiring the hitter to deliver the ball on the fly to the fielders, or he loses his place. This practice probably has had numerous local variant names such as Knock Up and Catch and Knocking Flies.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p><span>Culin, S. (1891). "Street Games of Boys in Brooklyn." <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Journal of American Folklore</span>, volume 4, | |Sources=<p><span>Culin, S. (1891). "Street Games of Boys in Brooklyn." <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Journal of American Folklore</span>, volume 4, page 232.</span></p> | ||
<p><span><span>Henry Chadwick, | <p><span><span>Henry Chadwick, </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Sports and Pastimes for American Boys</span><span> </span>(Routledge, New York, 1884)<span>, page 18.</span></span></p> | ||
<p><span><span>F. G. Cassidy et al., | <p><span><span>F. G. Cassidy et al., </span><em>Dictionary of American Regional English</em><span> (Harvard University Press, 1996), page 245.</span></span></p> | ||
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Revision as of 09:29, 4 July 2012
| Game | Fungo |
|---|---|
| Game Family | Fungo |
| Location | |
| Regions | US |
| Eras | 1800s, Post-1900 |
| Invented | |
| Tags | |
| Description | Culin (1891): A batter fungoes balls to a set of fielders. A fielder who first catches a set number of balls on the fly becomes the batter. Chadwick (1884) describes Fungo as requiring the hitter to deliver the ball on the fly to the fielders, or he loses his place. This practice probably has had numerous local variant names such as Knock Up and Catch and Knocking Flies. |
| Sources | Culin, S. (1891). "Street Games of Boys in Brooklyn." Journal of American Folklore, volume 4, page 232. Henry Chadwick, Sports and Pastimes for American Boys (Routledge, New York, 1884), page 18. F. G. Cassidy et al., Dictionary of American Regional English (Harvard University Press, 1996), page 245. |
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