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|Location=New York State, | |Location=New York State, | ||
|Game=Barn Ball (House Ball), One O’ Cat, Two O' Cat, Cricket | |Game=Barn Ball (House Ball), One O’ Cat, Two O' Cat, Cricket | ||
|Age of Players=Juvenile, Youth | |Age of Players=Juvenile, Youth | ||
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|Sources=<p>Letter, Nicholas Young to A. G. Mills, December 2, 1902, in the Mills Commission file at the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was resonding to the Mills Commission's call for knowledge on the origins of base ball.</p> | |Sources=<p>Letter, Nicholas Young to A. G. Mills, December 2, 1902, in the Mills Commission file at the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was resonding to the Mills Commission's call for knowledge on the origins of base ball.</p> | ||
|Comment=<p>Young first played base ball in 1863 his cricket friends in the Army could not find opponents to play the game. See 1863 | |Comment=<p>Young first played base ball in 1863 his cricket friends in the Army could not find opponents to play the game. See entry [[1863.19]].</p> | ||
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|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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Future NL President Plays ball in Mohawk Valley of New York
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| Location | New York StateNew York State |
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| Game | Barn Ball (House Ball), One O’ Cat, Two O' Cat, CricketBarn Ball (House Ball), One O’ Cat, Two O' Cat, Cricket |
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| Age of Players | Juvenile, YouthJuvenile, Youth |
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| Notables | Nicholas Young, National League President, 1885-1902 |
| Text | "I was born [in 1840] in Amsterdam in the beautiful Mohawk Valley, and while I played barn ball, one old cat, and two old cat in my early boyhood days, cricket was my favorite game, and until I enlisted in the army I never played a regular game of base ball, or the New York game as it was then called."
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| Sources | Letter, Nicholas Young to A. G. Mills, December 2, 1902, in the Mills Commission file at the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was resonding to the Mills Commission's call for knowledge on the origins of base ball. |
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| Comment | Young first played base ball in 1863 his cricket friends in the Army could not find opponents to play the game. See entry 1863.19. Edit with form to add a comment |
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