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Base ball an "Old-fashioned" Activity For English Girls
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| City/State/Country: | England |
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| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
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| Age of Players | JuvenileJuvenile |
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| Text | "In 1820, another girl-oriented book, entitled Early Education, mentions 'base ball' among a footnoted list of appropriate 'old-fashioned' amusements that also includes 'hunt the slipper' and 'my lady's toilette." |
| Sources | E. Appleton, Early Education (2nd Edition, 1821), page 384, cited in David Block, John Newberry Publishes A Little Pretty Pocket-Book, and With it Our First Glimpse of the game of English Baseball,Base Ball, volume 5, number 1 (Spring 2011), page 34. |
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| Submitted by | David Block |
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1820.29 Base ball an "Old-fashioned" Activity For English Girls"
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