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Book Printed in Philadelphia Gives Details of Trap Ball in England
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Text | "A ringing endorsement of trap ball . . . the most detailed description pf [trap ball] in the period." - Tom Altherr |
Sources | The Book of Games; Or, a History of the Juvenile Sports Practiced at Kingston Academy (Johnson and Warner, Philadelphia, 1811), pp. 15 - 20. Per Thomas L. Altherr, "A Place Leavel Enough to Play Ball," reprinted in David Block, Baseball before We Knew It, page 243 and ref #64. |
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Comment | Altherr explains that Kingston Academy is British. This book appears to be a reprint of the 1805 London publication above. Edit with form to add a comment |
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1811.1 Book Printed in Philadelphia Gives Details of Trap Ball in England"
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