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|Description=<p>Describing "Base, or Goal Ball", author Robin Carver diagrammed a diamond- shaped arrangement of bases, the first association of diamond with the game.</p> | |Description=<p>Describing "Base, or Goal Ball", author Robin Carver diagrammed a diamond- shaped arrangement of bases, the first association of diamond with the game.</p> | ||
<p>Later, the adoption of equidistance between the bases rendered the arrangement a square, but the the use "diamond" has persisted.</p> | <p>Later, the adoption of equidistance between the bases rendered the arrangement a square, but the the use of "diamond" has persisted.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p>Robin Carver, <em>The Book of Sports, </em>1834</p> | |Sources=<p>Robin Carver, <em>The Book of Sports, </em>1834</p> | ||
|Has Source On Hand=No | |Has Source On Hand=No | ||
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| Date | 1834 |
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| Location | Boston, MA, United States |
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| Description | Describing "Base, or Goal Ball", author Robin Carver diagrammed a diamond- shaped arrangement of bases, the first association of diamond with the game. Later, the adoption of equidistance between the bases rendered the arrangement a square, but the the use of "diamond" has persisted. |
| Sources | Robin Carver, The Book of Sports, 1834 |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
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| Submitted by | Bob Tholkes |
| Submission Note | 3/28/2015 |
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