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|Tags=College, Harvard College, | |Tags=College, Harvard College, | ||
|Country= | |Country=United States | ||
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|State=MA | |State=MA | ||
|City=Cambridge | |City=Cambridge | ||
|Game= | |Game=Bat-and-Ball, Cricket | ||
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | |Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | ||
|Age of Players=Youth | |Age of Players=Youth | ||
|Text=<p>"In the spring there is no playing of football, but "bat | |Text=<p>"In the spring there is no playing of football, but "bat-and-ball" & cricket."</p> | ||
<p>From "Sibley's Private Journal," entry for August 31, 1846, as supplied to David Block by letter of 4/18/2005 from Prof. Harry R. Lewis at Harvard, Cambridge MA. Lewis notes that the Journal is "a running account of Harvard daily life in the mid nineteenth century."</p> | <p> </p> | ||
|Sources=<p>From "Sibley's Private Journal," entry for August 31, 1846, as supplied to David Block by letter of 4/18/2005 from Prof. Harry R. Lewis at Harvard, Cambridge MA.</p> | |||
<p>Lewis notes that the Journal is "a running account of Harvard daily life in the mid nineteenth century."</p> | |||
|Comment=<p>"The Thistle," Aug. 4, 1807, p. 4, notes the following: "our forefathers used to play, under trees, the game of Mall and Ball, the same game that the learned Students of Harvard call Bat and Ball."</p> | |||
<p>Mall and Ball seems to be a variant name for the game Pall Mall, a precursor of croquet. So is Harvard "bat and ball" croquet, rather than a baseball-like game? [ba]</p> | |||
|Submitted by=Harry Lewis | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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| Tags | College, Harvard CollegeCollege, Harvard College |
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| City/State/Country: | Cambridge, MA, United States |
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| Game | Bat-and-Ball, CricketBat-and-Ball, Cricket |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | YouthYouth |
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| Text | "In the spring there is no playing of football, but "bat-and-ball" & cricket."
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| Sources | From "Sibley's Private Journal," entry for August 31, 1846, as supplied to David Block by letter of 4/18/2005 from Prof. Harry R. Lewis at Harvard, Cambridge MA. Lewis notes that the Journal is "a running account of Harvard daily life in the mid nineteenth century." |
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| Comment | "The Thistle," Aug. 4, 1807, p. 4, notes the following: "our forefathers used to play, under trees, the game of Mall and Ball, the same game that the learned Students of Harvard call Bat and Ball." Mall and Ball seems to be a variant name for the game Pall Mall, a precursor of croquet. So is Harvard "bat and ball" croquet, rather than a baseball-like game? [ba] Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Submitted by | Harry Lewis |
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1846.13 Spring Sports at Harvard: "Bat & Ball" and Cricket"
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