In Oxford Circa 1858

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Date of Game	Circa 1858
Game	Town Ball
Location	Oxford, GA, United States
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Description	Rev. Wilbur Glenn wrote that in 1858 or so while a student at Emory College, the students played "town ball, bull-pen, cat..."Emory was then in Oxford, GA.
Sources	"A Life Sketch of Rev. and Mrs. Wilbur Fisk Glenn" p. 24
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Submitted by	Bruce Allardice
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