1823c.9
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Kentucky Abolitionist Recalls Playing Base-ball
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | FamousFamous |
| Location | Nelson County, KentuckyNelson County, Kentucky |
| City/State/Country: | KY, United States |
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| Text | "I had ever been devoted to athletic sports - riding on horseback . . . playing base-ball, bandy, foot-ball and all that - so I had confidence in my prowess." -- Cassius Marcellus Clay, on his outdoor activities at St. Joseph College in Kentucky in about 1823. |
| Sources | Cassius Marcellus Clay, The Life of Cassius Marcellus Clay; Memoirs, Writings and Speeches, Volume 1 (Brennan and Co., Cincinnati, 1886), page 35. 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 31. |
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| Comment | Clay's book, which seems to make no other reference to ball-playing, was accessed 11/15/2008 via a Google Books search for <life of cassius>. Edit with form to add a comment |
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1823c.9 Kentucky Abolitionist Recalls Playing Base-ball"
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