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Game of Base was "A Peculiar Favorite
Salience | Noteworthy |
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Location | |
City/State/Country: | Scarborough, ME, US |
Modern Address | |
Game | BaseBase |
Immediacy of Report | |
Age of Players | YouthYouth |
Holiday | |
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Text | "Notwithstanding bloody affrays [in war times] between the English and Indians, they were generally of familiar terms in times of peace, and often mingled together in athletic sports. The game of 'base' was a peculiar favorite with our young townsmen, and the friendly Indians, and the hard beach of 'Garrison Cove' afforded fine ground for it." |
Sources | Collections of the Maine Historical Society, Volume III (Portland, 1853), page 148. |
Warning | One wishes there was more evidence that this form of "base" was a ball-game, and not a game like tag or capture-the-flag. |
Comment | Scarborough Maine is about 8 miles SW of Portland. Edit with form to add a comment |
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Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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Submitted by | David Block |
Submission Note | email of 2/12/2013 |
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1720c.4 Game of Base was "A Peculiar Favorite"
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