In Hope Circa 1825

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Date of Game	Circa 1825
Game	Round Ball
Location	Hope, ME, United States
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Description	Prof. Alvin R. Dunton (1812-91) recalled that in his youth, "Round Ball in his day was the old fashioned base ball old people talk about today." He was born in Hope, ME and was a ME resident.
Sources	Lewiston Sun-Journal, June 18, 1887
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Has Source On Hand	No
Comment	We can't be sure that he played in Hope, or the exact date, though circa 1825 seems about right. The nature of the game played isn't as exact as we would prefer, either. Edit with form to add a comment
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Submitted by	Bruce Allardice
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Players Locality	Local
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