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|State=MA | |State=MA | ||
|City=Worcester | |City=Worcester | ||
|Game=Base | |Game=Base Ball | ||
|Description=<p>According to the State Lunatic Hospital at Worcester, when "useful labor" wasn't possible for inmates, the remedies list: "chess, cards, backgammon, rolling balls, jumping the rope, etc., are in-door games; and base-ball, pitching quoits, walking and riding, are out-door amusements."</p><p><br /> </p><p>Annual Report of the Trustees of the State Lunatic Hospital at Worcester, December 1846. Posted to 19CBB on 11/1/2007 by Richard Hershberger. Note: was "base-ball" a common term in MA then?</p> | |Description=<p>According to the State Lunatic Hospital at Worcester, when "useful labor" wasn't possible for inmates, the remedies list: "chess, cards, backgammon, rolling balls, jumping the rope, etc., are in-door games; and base-ball, pitching quoits, walking and riding, are out-door amusements."</p><p><br /> </p><p>Annual Report of the Trustees of the State Lunatic Hospital at Worcester, December 1846. Posted to 19CBB on 11/1/2007 by Richard Hershberger. Note: was "base-ball" a common term in MA then?</p> | ||
|Sources=Chronologies 1846.16 | |Sources=Chronologies 1846.16 | ||
|Has Source On Hand=No | |Has Source On Hand=No | ||
|Comment=<p>Base-ball is mentioned as a patient recreation in the Dec. 1847 and Oct. 1856 reports. [ba]</p> | |Comment=<p>Base-ball is mentioned as a patient recreation in the Dec. 1847 and Oct. 1856 reports. [ba]</p> | ||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:26, 1 December 2024
| Date of Game | 1846 |
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| Game | Base Ball |
| Location | Worcester, MA, United States |
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| Home Team | Add Club Page |
| Away Team | Add Club Page |
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| Has Source On Hand | No |
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| Description | According to the State Lunatic Hospital at Worcester, when "useful labor" wasn't possible for inmates, the remedies list: "chess, cards, backgammon, rolling balls, jumping the rope, etc., are in-door games; and base-ball, pitching quoits, walking and riding, are out-door amusements."
Annual Report of the Trustees of the State Lunatic Hospital at Worcester, December 1846. Posted to 19CBB on 11/1/2007 by Richard Hershberger. Note: was "base-ball" a common term in MA then? |
| Sources | Chronologies 1846.16 |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | Base-ball is mentioned as a patient recreation in the Dec. 1847 and Oct. 1856 reports. [ba] Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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| Entry Origin | Sabrpedia |
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