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Game of Base was "A Peculiar Favorite"
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Location | |
| City/State/Country: | Scarborough, ME, United States |
| 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 | W. Southgate, The History of Scarborough, 1633 - 1783, Collections of the Maine Historical Society, Volume III (Portland, 1853), page 148. G-Books search <"bloody affrays like these">, 4/2/2013. |
| 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. If "base" was a ball-game, this report of native American play nearly 3 centuries ago is certainly remarkable. |
| Comment | Scarborough Maine is about 8 miles SW of Portland ME (then still a part of Massachusetts). Edit with form to add a comment |
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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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