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|Name= | |Name=In Saint John in 1840 | ||
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|Entry Origin=Sabrpedia | |||
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|Type of Date=Year | |Type of Date=Year | ||
|Date=1840/01/01 | |||
|Date Note="continued until about 1840" | |Date Note="continued until about 1840" | ||
|Country=Canada | |Country=Canada | ||
| | |State=New Brunswick | ||
|Description=<p>From Wiliam Humber's "Early Baseball in Canada" manuscript, 9/14/12: | |City=Saint John | ||
</p><p>Brian Flood (on pages 18-19) in his Saint John: A Sporting Tradition 1785-1985 (Neptune Publishing, 1985) quotes D.R. Jack’s Centennial Prize Essay on the City and County of St. John (Saint John, New Brunswick: J & A. McMillan, 1883) from p. 124. “It was common practice with many of the leading merchants of Saint John to assemble each fine summer afternoon after the business of the day was over, on the north side of King Square, where a fine playground has been prepared, and engage in a game of cricket or baseball. This practice was continued until about 1840. Flood then notes, “Whether or not this was actually the game of “Rounders” or “Town Ball” is debatable. | |Field= | ||
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|Sources=<p>Flood credits D.R. Jack, Centennial Prize Essay on the City and County of St. John (Saint John, New Brunswick: J & A. McMillan, 1883),p. 124. | |Number of Players= | ||
</p><p>See also <a href="http://protoball.org/1840.19" class="external free" title="http://protoball.org/1840.19" rel="nofollow">http://protoball.org/1840.19</a>. | |Game=unknown | ||
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|Description=<p>From Wiliam Humber's "Early Baseball in Canada" manuscript, 9/14/12:</p><p>Brian Flood (on pages 18-19) in his Saint John: A Sporting Tradition 1785-1985 (Neptune Publishing, 1985) quotes D.R. Jack’s Centennial Prize Essay on the City and County of St. John (Saint John, New Brunswick: J & A. McMillan, 1883) from p. 124. “It was common practice with many of the leading merchants of Saint John to assemble each fine summer afternoon after the business of the day was over, on the north side of King Square, where a fine playground has been prepared, and engage in a game of cricket or baseball. This practice was continued until about 1840. Flood then notes, “Whether or not this was actually the game of “Rounders” or “Town Ball” is debatable.</p> | |||
|Sources=<p>Flood credits D.R. Jack, Centennial Prize Essay on the City and County of St. John (Saint John, New Brunswick: J & A. McMillan, 1883),p. 124.</p><p>See also <a href="http://protoball.org/1840.19" class="external free" title="http://protoball.org/1840.19" rel="nofollow">http://protoball.org/1840.19</a>.</p> | |||
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|Comment=<p>See also Howell, "Northern Sandlots" p. 23, which seems to refer to the same source and says that Town ball and cricket were played in St. John around 1840.</p> | |||
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|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:23, 17 July 2024
Date of Game | 1840 "continued until about 1840" |
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Game | unknown |
Location | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
Modern Address | |
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Away Team | Add Club Page |
Score | |
Has Source On Hand | No |
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Description | From Wiliam Humber's "Early Baseball in Canada" manuscript, 9/14/12: Brian Flood (on pages 18-19) in his Saint John: A Sporting Tradition 1785-1985 (Neptune Publishing, 1985) quotes D.R. Jack’s Centennial Prize Essay on the City and County of St. John (Saint John, New Brunswick: J & A. McMillan, 1883) from p. 124. “It was common practice with many of the leading merchants of Saint John to assemble each fine summer afternoon after the business of the day was over, on the north side of King Square, where a fine playground has been prepared, and engage in a game of cricket or baseball. This practice was continued until about 1840. Flood then notes, “Whether or not this was actually the game of “Rounders” or “Town Ball” is debatable. |
Sources | Flood credits D.R. Jack, Centennial Prize Essay on the City and County of St. John (Saint John, New Brunswick: J & A. McMillan, 1883),p. 124. See also http://protoball.org/1840.19. |
Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
Has Source On Hand | No |
Comment | See also Howell, "Northern Sandlots" p. 23, which seems to refer to the same source and says that Town ball and cricket were played in St. John around 1840. Edit with form to add a comment |
Query | Edit with form to add a query |
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Entry Origin | Sabrpedia |
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