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|Salience=2
|Salience=2
|Location=US South
|Location=US South
|Country=US
|State=LA
|City=New Orleans
|Game=Base Ball,
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
|Age of Players=Adult
|Text=<p>"A report on one game in 1859 told of 'commodious tents for the ladies spread under the umbrageous branches of the fine old live oaks,' where refreshments were served by the 'polite stewards of the clubs."</p>
|Text=<p>"A report on one game in 1859 told of 'commodious tents for the ladies spread under the umbrageous branches of the fine old live oaks,' where refreshments were served by the 'polite stewards of the clubs."</p>
|Sources=<p>Seymour, Harold,&nbsp;<span>Baseball: the Early Years</span>&nbsp;[Oxford University Press, 1989], p. 40. [No ref given.]</p>
|Sources=<p>Seymour, Harold,&nbsp;<span>Baseball: the Early Years</span>&nbsp;[Oxford University Press, 1989], p. 40. [No ref given.]</p>
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|Comment=<p>Quote is from&nbsp;<em>Porter's Spirit of the Times,&nbsp;</em>October 1, 1859.</p>
|Submission Note=Comment by Robert Tholkes 11/9/2013
|Reviewed=Yes
|Reviewed=Yes
|Has Supplemental Text=No
|Has Supplemental Text=No
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Southern Game Takes Place in Aristocratic Setting

Salience Noteworthy
Location US South
City/State/Country: New Orleans, LA, US
Game Base Ball
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
Text

"A report on one game in 1859 told of 'commodious tents for the ladies spread under the umbrageous branches of the fine old live oaks,' where refreshments were served by the 'polite stewards of the clubs."

Sources

Seymour, Harold, Baseball: the Early Years [Oxford University Press, 1989], p. 40. [No ref given.]

 

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Quote is from Porter's Spirit of the Times, October 1, 1859.

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Submission Note Comment by Robert Tholkes 11/9/2013



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