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Future Tennessee Governor, at age 50, "Played at Ball"
| Salience | Peripheral |
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| Tags | FamousFamous |
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| City/State/Country: | TN, United States |
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| Game | BallBall |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text | "Sat. [August] 22 played at ball self and son John vs. Messrs Aitken and Anderson beat them four Games." |
| Sources | The Journal of John Sevier, published in Vols V and VI of the Tennessee Historical Magazine, 1919-1920. Accessed via <sevier "22 played at ball"> search, 6/30/2014. |
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| Comment | Editor's footnote #73 (1919?): "'Played at ball.' Sevier and son beat their antagonists four games. There were not enough (players?) for town-ball, nor for baseball, evolved from town-ball, and not yet evolved. There were not enough for bullpen. The game was probably cat-ball." Revolutionary War veteran John Sevier was nearly 50 years old in August 1795. He became Tennessee's first governor in the following year. His son John was 29 in 1795.
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| Submitted by | Christopher Ryland |
| Submission Note | Email of 6/28/2014 |
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1795.6 Future Tennessee Governor, at age 50, "Played at Ball""
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