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1844.17 Hilarious "Base Ball" and "Two Old Cat" Recalled by Chicagoan
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Gale's "Reminiscences of Early Chicago and Vicinity" (1902) pp. 213-214 talks about his school days in 1844: "in the immediate vicinity of the school we could indulge in a game of 'two old cat' or in the hilarious sport of 'base ball.' We had no regulation balls or clubs, or even rules." Goes on the describe how the students made balls and bats.
This was at Bennett's school, in modern downtown at the southwest corner of State and Madison.
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Gale's "Reminiscences of Early Chicago and Vicinity" (1902) pp. 213-214
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This information is also listed at http://protoball.org/In_Chicago_in_1844undefined
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1844
1863.151 Alabama soldiers play bull-pen, cat and town ball
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February 14, 1863, was wash day for the soldiers, so there was no drilling, only some fine games of “Bull-Pen”, “Cat”, and “Stick-it-to-him”. The men pitched in like schoolboys and had a very enjoyable time. The exercise was so beneficial and so pleasant on a mild, bright, and beautiful day, after being kept housed up in their tents by wet and cold weather. Two days later, there were games of “Bull-Pen”, “Cat”, and “Town-Ball," going on all day except when drilling.
Sources: Diary of Samuel Pickens, 5th Alabama Infantry
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1863
1867.29 Challenge to a game of Two Old Cat
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Challenge to a game of two old cat issued.
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Lockport Journal Courier, July 20, 1867
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1867
1878.1 Nostalgia for old games of Two Old Cat, Three Old Cat, Bull Pen, Run Around
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The Sycamore True Republican, May 29, 1878, reprints an item from the Indianapolis Journal where the writer laments the old days prior to baseball, where he and his buddies played two old cat, three old cat, bullpen and Run-around, the latter of which he said they called base-ball.
The write claims that modern baseball is derived from run-around, and three old cat is baseball playedi n a triangle.
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The Sycamore True Republican, May 29, 1878
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1878