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"Young Man's Amusements" Include "Bat and Ball"
Salience | Noteworthy |
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City/State/Country: | England |
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Game | Bat and BallBat and Ball |
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Age of Players | JuvenileJuvenile |
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Text | '[A]t the same time a game called simply 'bat and ball' began to be appear in English writings. A 1790 book listed a young man's amusements as including 'marbles, bat and ball [and] hop-step-and-jump.'" |
Sources | Incidents of Youthful Life; or, the True History of William Langley (1790), page 94. |
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Submitted by | David Block |
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1790.10 "Young Man's Amusements" Include "Bat and Ball""
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