1850s.48
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'Bama Boys Play Town Ball on Campus
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | CollegeCollege |
| Location | AlabamaAlabama |
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| Game | Town BallTown Ball |
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| Age of Players | YouthYouth |
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| Text | "Remembering his days as a student at the University of Alabama in the 1850s, George Little wrote of the penchant for playing town ball: 'Our favorite outdoor game was town ball. This game was played very much like the modern game of baseball but was played with a soft rubber ball. The ball was thrown at the runner and if he was hit between bases he was out.'" |
| Sources | George Little, Memoirs of George Little (Weatherford Printing Company, Tuscaloosa, 1924), page 14. As reported by Tom Altherr, Town Ball at the University of Alabama in the 1850s, Originals, volume 3, number 10 (October 2010), page 2. |
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| Comment | George Little (born 1838) attended the U. of AL 1855-59. [ba] Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Submitted by | Tom Altherr |
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1850s.48 'Bama Boys Play Town Ball on Campus"
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