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The MA Ball: Smaller, Lighter, "Double 8" Cover Design

Salience Noteworthy
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Location New England
City/State/Country: United States
Game Base Ball
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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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.

 

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"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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Submitted by Rob Loeffler
Submission Note 3/1/2007



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