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|Text=<p>“On this very spot I hit the ball against the gable; just there I often stuck the lever which sent the ball aloft in ‘sky-ball’; down yonder we played cat and ball . . .”</p> | |Text=<p>“On this very spot I hit the ball against the gable; just there I often stuck the lever which sent the ball aloft in ‘sky-ball’; down yonder we played cat and ball . . .”</p> | ||
<p>[A man in his 70's remembers ballgames played in his youth in south central PA]</p> | <p>[A man in his 70's remembers ballgames played in his youth in south central PA]</p> | ||
|Sources=<p>D. X. | |Sources=<p>D. X. Junkin, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Reverend George Junkin, DD, LLD: A Historical Biography</span> (Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1871), page 538.</p> | ||
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|Comment=<p>"It seems to me that sky-ball was a trapball-type game." -- Tom Altherr, 2.19.2021</p> | |Comment=<p>"It seems to me that sky-ball was a trapball-type game." -- Tom Altherr, 2.19.2021</p> | ||
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|Submitted by=Tom Altherr | |Submitted by=Tom Altherr | ||
|Submission Note=Letter received 2/ | |Submission Note=Letter received 2/24/2012. | ||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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Revision as of 09:12, 26 February 2021
Prominent Milestones |
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About the Chronology |
Tom Altherr Dedication |
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Open Queries |
Open Numbers |
Most Aged |
“Sky-ball”, “Cat and Ball” Remembered in Southern PA
Salience | Noteworthy |
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Tags | Pre-modern RulesPre-modern Rules |
Location | Cumberland County PACumberland County PA |
City/State/Country: | PA, United States |
Modern Address | |
Game | Sky-Ball, Cat and BallSky-Ball, Cat and Ball |
Immediacy of Report | Retrospective |
Age of Players | YouthYouth |
Holiday | |
Notables | |
Text | “On this very spot I hit the ball against the gable; just there I often stuck the lever which sent the ball aloft in ‘sky-ball’; down yonder we played cat and ball . . .” [A man in his 70's remembers ballgames played in his youth in south central PA] |
Sources | D. X. Junkin, The Reverend George Junkin, DD, LLD: A Historical Biography (Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1871), page 538. |
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Comment | "It seems to me that sky-ball was a trapball-type game." -- Tom Altherr, 2.19.2021 A gable is an end-wall of a structure. Tom suggests that the first game reported may have been barn ball. Edit with form to add a comment |
Query | Any idea what 'cat and ball' might have been? In February 2021 Protoball does not find that phrase. It is conceivable that the author misheard his father's use of "bat and Ball" as "cat and ball." Edit with form to add a query |
Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
External Number | |
Submitted by | Tom Altherr |
Submission Note | Letter received 2/24/2012. |
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