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Williams College Bans Dangerous Ball-playing
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | Bans, CollegeBans, College |
| Location | New EnglandNew England |
| City/State/Country: | Williamstown, MA, United States |
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| Text | ". . . the students in the College and scholars in the Grammar School, shall not be permitted to play at ball, or use any other sport or diversion, in or near the College Edifice, by which the same may be exposed to injury." |
| Sources | The Laws of Williams College (H. Willard, Stockbridge, 1805), p. 40. Per Thomas L. Altherr, "A Place Leavel Enough to Play Ball," reprinted in David Block, Baseball before We Knew It, p.239; ref #42. |
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1805.1 Williams College Bans Dangerous Ball-playing"
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