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{{Chronology Entry
{{Chronology Entry
|Year=1803
|Year Number=4
|Headline=Middlebury College VT Bans Ballplaying
|Headline=Middlebury College VT Bans Ballplaying
|Year=1803
|Salience=2
|Salience=2
|Tags=Bans, College,
|Location=New England
|Location=New England
|Tags=Bans,College
|Country=United States
|Text=<p>"To prevent, as far as possible, the damages before enumerated, viz. breaking of glass, &amp;c. the students in College and members of the Academy shall not be permitted to play at ball or use any other sport or diversion in or near the College-building." A first offense brought a fine, a second offense brought suspension.</p>
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<p>"Of the location of Students, Damages, and Glass," in <u>Laws of Middlebury-College in Midlebury [sic] in Vermont, Enacted by the President and Fellows, the 17th Day of August, 1803</u>, page 14. Per Thomas L. Altherr, "Chucking the Old Apple: Recent Discoveries of Pre-1840 North American Ball Games," <u>Base Ball</u>, Volume 2, number 1 (Spring 2008), page 35.</p>
|State=VT
|City=Middlebury
|Age of Players=Youth
|Text=<p>"To prevent, as far as possible, the damages before enumerated, viz. breaking of glass, &amp;c. the students in College and members of the Academy shall not be permitted to play at ball or use any other sport or diversion in or near the College-building." [A first offense brought a fine, a second offense brought suspension.]</p>
<p>-- The Laws of Middlebury College, 1803.</p>
|Sources=<p>"Of the location of Students, Damages, and Glass," in&nbsp;<span>Laws of Middlebury-College in Midlebury [sic] in Vermont, Enacted by the President and Fellows, the 17th Day of August, 1803</span>, page 14. Per Thomas L. Altherr, "Chucking the Old Apple: Recent Discoveries of Pre-1840 North American Ball Games,"&nbsp;<em>Base Ball</em>, Volume 2, number 1 (Spring 2008), page 35 and ref #37.</p>
|Reviewed=Yes
|Reviewed=Yes
|Year Number=4
|Has Supplemental Text=No
}}
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Tags Bans, College
Location New England
City/State/Country: Middlebury, VT, United States
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"To prevent, as far as possible, the damages before enumerated, viz. breaking of glass, &c. the students in College and members of the Academy shall not be permitted to play at ball or use any other sport or diversion in or near the College-building." [A first offense brought a fine, a second offense brought suspension.]

-- The Laws of Middlebury College, 1803.

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"Of the location of Students, Damages, and Glass," in Laws of Middlebury-College in Midlebury [sic] in Vermont, Enacted by the President and Fellows, the 17th Day of August, 1803, page 14. Per Thomas L. Altherr, "Chucking the Old Apple: Recent Discoveries of Pre-1840 North American Ball Games," Base Ball, Volume 2, number 1 (Spring 2008), page 35 and ref #37.

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