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|Year=1850 | |||
|Year Number=6 | |||
|Headline=Article in <u>The Knickerbocker</u> Mentions Bass-ball, N-Hole-cat, Barn-ball | |Headline=Article in <u>The Knickerbocker</u> Mentions Bass-ball, N-Hole-cat, Barn-ball | ||
|Salience=2 | |Salience=2 | ||
|Game=Base Ball | |Game=Base Ball | ||
|Text=<p> | |Age of Players=Juvenile | ||
|Text=<p> A piece on gambling in post-1849 San Francisco has, in its introductory section, "As we don't know one card from another, and never indulged in a game of chance of any sort in the world, save the "bass-ball," "one" and "two-hole cat," and "barn-ball" of our boyhood . . . "</p> | |||
<p>Block observes: "While this is a rather late appearance for the colloquial spelling "bass-ball," it is one of the earliest references to the old-cat games."</p> | |||
|Sources=<p><em>The Knickerbocker</em>, volume 35, January 1850 [New York, Peabody], page 84, as cited by David Block, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Baseball Before We Knew It</span>, page 213.</p> | |||
|Comment=<p><strong>Note:</strong> Is the author hinting that boys commonly bet on their ball-games? Isn't this a rare mention of barn-ball?</p> | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
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| Text | A piece on gambling in post-1849 San Francisco has, in its introductory section, "As we don't know one card from another, and never indulged in a game of chance of any sort in the world, save the "bass-ball," "one" and "two-hole cat," and "barn-ball" of our boyhood . . . " Block observes: "While this is a rather late appearance for the colloquial spelling "bass-ball," it is one of the earliest references to the old-cat games." |
| Sources | The Knickerbocker, volume 35, January 1850 [New York, Peabody], page 84, as cited by David Block, Baseball Before We Knew It, page 213. |
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| Comment | Note: Is the author hinting that boys commonly bet on their ball-games? Isn't this a rare mention of barn-ball? Edit with form to add a comment |
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1850.6 Article in The Knickerbocker Mentions Bass-ball, N-Hole-cat, Barn-ball"
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