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- 1744.1 + (<p>[A] Ford's crisp summary of the r … <p>[A] Ford's crisp summary of the rules: "Toss for pitching wickets and choice of innings; pitch 22 yards; single bail; wickets 22 inches high; 4-ball overs; ball between 5 and 6 ounces; 'no ball' defined; modes of dismissal - bowled, caught, stumped, run out, obstructing the field."</p></br><p>The 5-ounce ball is, likely, heavier than balls used in very early US ballplaying.</p></br><p>[B] Includes the 4-ball over, later changed to 6 balls. [And to 8 balls in Philadelphia in 1790 -LMc]. The 22 yard pitching distance is one-tenth of the length of a furlong, which is one-eighth of a mile.</p></br><p> </p>of a furlong, which is one-eighth of a mile.</p> <p> </p>)