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{{Chronology Entry | {{Chronology Entry | ||
|Year=1858 | |||
|Year Number=28 | |||
|Headline=The MA Ball: Smaller, Lighter, "Double 8" Cover Design | |Headline=The MA Ball: Smaller, Lighter, "Double 8" Cover Design | ||
|Salience=2 | |Salience=2 | ||
|Location=New England | |Location=New England | ||
|Country=USA | |||
|Game=Base Ball, | |||
|Immediacy of Report=Retrospective | |||
|Text=<p>Dedham Rules of the Massachusetts Game specifies that "The ball must weigh not less than two, nor more than two and three-quarter ounces, avoirdupois. It must measure not less than six and a half, nor more than eight and a half inches in circumference, and must be covered with leather."</p> | |Text=<p>Dedham Rules of the Massachusetts Game specifies that "The ball must weigh not less than two, nor more than two and three-quarter ounces, avoirdupois. It must measure not less than six and a half, nor more than eight and a half inches in circumference, and must be covered with leather."</p> | ||
<p>William Cutler of Natick, MA reportedly designs the Figure 8 cover. The design was sold to Harrison Harwood. | <p>William Cutler of Natick, MA reportedly designs the Figure 8 cover. The design was sold to Harrison Harwood. Harwood develops the first baseball factory (H. Harwood and Sons) in Natick, Massachusetts. Baseballs that are manufactured at this facility include the Figure 8 design as well as the lemon peel design.</p> | ||
<p>Submitted by Rob Loeffler, 3/1/07. | <p>Submitted by Rob Loeffler, 3/1/07. See "The Evolution of the Baseball Up to 1872," March 2007, at <a href="The_Evolution_of_the_Baseball_Up_To_1872">http://protoball.org/The_Evolution_of_the_Baseball_Up_To_1872</a>.</p> | ||
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| Text | Dedham Rules of the Massachusetts Game specifies that "The ball must weigh not less than two, nor more than two and three-quarter ounces, avoirdupois. It must measure not less than six and a half, nor more than eight and a half inches in circumference, and must be covered with leather." William Cutler of Natick, MA reportedly designs the Figure 8 cover. The design was sold to Harrison Harwood. Harwood develops the first baseball factory (H. Harwood and Sons) in Natick, Massachusetts. Baseballs that are manufactured at this facility include the Figure 8 design as well as the lemon peel design. Submitted by Rob Loeffler, 3/1/07. See "The Evolution of the Baseball Up to 1872," March 2007, at http://protoball.org/The_Evolution_of_the_Baseball_Up_To_1872. |
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