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{{Chronology Entry
{{Chronology Entry
|Year=1860
|Year Number=29
|Headline="Canadian Game" Espied in Ontario
|Headline="Canadian Game" Espied in Ontario
|Year=1860
|Salience=2
|Is in main chronology=yes
|Location=Canada
|Location=Canada
|Text=<p>"Despite early experimentation with Cartwright's game, Oxford County [ON] inhabitants persisted with their regional variation of baseball for over a decade. . . . In 1860 matches between Beachville's sister communities Ingersoll and Woodstock involved eleven, rather than nine, players, and used four, rather than three bases. This prompted the <u>New York Clipper</u> [of August 18, 1860] to refer to the type of baseball played in the region as being the "Canadian Game." N. B. Bouchier and R. K. Barney, "A Critical Examination of a Source on Early Ontario Baseball," <u>Journal of Sport History</u> Volume 15, number 1 (Spring 1988), page 85. The authors say that the extra positions were "4<sup>th</sup> base" and "backstop." They suggest that the game was still closer to the Massachusetts game than the NY game. Oxford County's ballplaying towns are roughly at the midpoint between Buffalo NY and Detroit, and roughly 50 miles from each. <b>Note:</b> Can we find that <u>Clipper</u> report? Does the use of two backstops imply the continued application of tick-and-catch rules?</p>
|Country=Canada
|Coordinates=51.253775, -85.323214
|State=Ontario
|Game=Base Ball,
|Text=<p>"Despite early experimentation with Cartwright's game, Oxford County [ON] inhabitants persisted with their regional variation of baseball for over a decade. . . . In 1860 matches between Beachville's sister communities Ingersoll and Woodstock involved eleven, rather than nine, players, and used four, rather than three bases. This prompted the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">New York Clipper</span> [of August 18, 1860] to refer to the type of baseball played in the region as being the "Canadian Game."&nbsp;</p>
|Sources=<p>N. B. Bouchier and R. K. Barney, "A Critical Examination of a Source on Early Ontario Baseball,"&nbsp;<span>Journal of Sport History</span>&nbsp;Volume 15, number 1 (Spring 1988), page 85.&nbsp;</p>
|Comment=<p>The authors say that the extra positions were "4<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;base" and "backstop." They suggest that the game was still closer to the Massachusetts game than the NY game. Oxford County's ballplaying towns are roughly at the midpoint between Buffalo NY and Detroit, and roughly 50 miles from each.&nbsp;</p>
|Query=<p>Can we find that&nbsp;<span>Clipper</span>&nbsp;report? Does the use of two backstops imply the continued application of tick-and-catch rules?</p>
|Reviewed=Yes
|Has Supplemental Text=No
}}
}}

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"Canadian Game" Espied in Ontario

Salience Noteworthy
Location Canada
City/State/Country: Ontario, Canada
Game Base Ball
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"Despite early experimentation with Cartwright's game, Oxford County [ON] inhabitants persisted with their regional variation of baseball for over a decade. . . . In 1860 matches between Beachville's sister communities Ingersoll and Woodstock involved eleven, rather than nine, players, and used four, rather than three bases. This prompted the New York Clipper [of August 18, 1860] to refer to the type of baseball played in the region as being the "Canadian Game." 

Sources

N. B. Bouchier and R. K. Barney, "A Critical Examination of a Source on Early Ontario Baseball," Journal of Sport History Volume 15, number 1 (Spring 1988), page 85. 

Comment

The authors say that the extra positions were "4th base" and "backstop." They suggest that the game was still closer to the Massachusetts game than the NY game. Oxford County's ballplaying towns are roughly at the midpoint between Buffalo NY and Detroit, and roughly 50 miles from each. 

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Can we find that Clipper report? Does the use of two backstops imply the continued application of tick-and-catch rules?

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