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|Comment=<p>Barre MA (1855 pop. about 3000) is about 60 miles W of Boston. Hardwick, Hubbardstown, Oakham, New Braintree and Petersham are 8-10 miles from Barre. Poor Dana MA was disincorporated in 1938.</p> | |Comment=<p>Barre MA (1855 pop. about 3000) is about 60 miles W of Boston. Hardwick, Hubbardstown, Oakham, New Braintree and Petersham are 8-10 miles from Barre. Poor Dana MA was disincorporated in 1938.</p> | ||
|Query=<p>Do we know if this plan was carried out? How was the victor decided among participating towns?</p> | |Query=<p>Do we know if this plan was carried out? How was the victor decided among participating towns?</p> | ||
|Submitted by=Joanne Hulbert | |||
|Submission Note=Submitted April 19, 2011 | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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Barre Club Challenge to Six Nearby MA Towns -- $100 Grand Prize Planned
| Salience | Prominent |
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| Tags | Pre-modern RulesPre-modern Rules |
| Location | |
| City/State/Country: | Barre, MA, US |
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| Game | Round Ball, Base BallRound Ball, Base Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text | "August 11, 1855 -- Barre. The Gazette says the Barre boys will challenge their neighbors in he towns surrounding, to play a [at?] round ball. "The Barre boys either have or are about to extend a challenge to one of the other of the adjoining towns for a grand game of round, of [or?] base ball, the victors to throw the glove to one of the other towns, and so on, till it is settled, which one of the seven shall be victor over the other six. A grand prize of one hundred dollars, more or less, to be raised, by general contributions and awarded to the party which shall be finally successful. The six surrounding and adjoining towns are Hardwick, Dana, Petersham, Hubbardstown, Oakham, and New Braintree. The seventh is Barre, which is in the centre, and equidistant from them all." |
| Sources | Milford Journal. |
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| Comment | Barre MA (1855 pop. about 3000) is about 60 miles W of Boston. Hardwick, Hubbardstown, Oakham, New Braintree and Petersham are 8-10 miles from Barre. Poor Dana MA was disincorporated in 1938. Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Do we know if this plan was carried out? How was the victor decided among participating towns? Edit with form to add a query |
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| Submitted by | Joanne Hulbert |
| Submission Note | Submitted April 19, 2011 |
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1855.37 Barre Club Challenge to Six Nearby MA Towns -- $100 Grand Prize Planned"
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