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== Overview ==
== Overview ==


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# Did the New York game quickly supplant the "rival" Massachusetts Game in your area?  Had the Mass Game been firmly established there?  
# Did the New York game quickly supplant the "rival" Massachusetts Game in your area?  Had the Mass Game been firmly established there?  
# Was the game of wicket (called Wicket Ball in some areas) known in your area?  What was it like? Are its playing rules known?
# Was the game of wicket (called Wicket Ball in some areas) known in your area?  What was it like? Are its playing rules known?
# Prior to 1860, is there evidence in the geographical area you are examining of local baserunning games other than the Massachusetts Game or the New York Game? See our list of known games [[Old old games | here ]])
# Prior to 1860, is there evidence in the geographical area you are examining of local baserunning games other than the Massachusetts Game or the New York Game? See our current list of known games [[Old old games | here ]])
# Is there evidence in the geographical area you are examining of play or exercise activities by females, involving ballplaying and baserunning games?
# Is there evidence in the geographical area you are examining of play or exercise activities by females, involving ballplaying and baserunning games?
# Were forms of ballplaying ever banned or restricted by local ordinances? Recall that Pittsfield restricted "base ball" in 1791 . . . the first known USA use of the term.
# Were forms of ballplaying ever banned or restricted by local ordinances? Recall that Pittsfield restricted "base ball" in 1791 . . . the first known USA use of the term.
   
   
'''Note: '''For a developing list of pre-1860 New England games, see On Finding Early Baserunning Games in New England. Were  such games associated with special days, like Fast Day [Fast Day: Boston's Original Opening Day] or Militia Training Day or Town Meeting Day?


We hope to add new data to the [[Pre-pro Baseball]] data base of about 6,000 Clubs and Games in widespread local areas. SABR participants are invited to join in by doing research on a local town, county, or state that is of interest to them.  This effort is encompassing both the modern ("New York rules") form of base ball and the predecessor base-running games (known as bat-and-ball, base, wicket, round-ball, run-round, cricket, etc.) that were known to have been played in New England.  Preparation of research reports and/or publications will depend on what we find.
We hope to add new data to the [[Pre-pro Baseball]] data base of about 6,000 Clubs and Games in widespread local areas. SABR participants are invited to join in by doing research on a local town, county, or state that is of interest to them.  This effort is encompassing both the modern ("New York rules") form of base ball and the predecessor base-running games (known as bat-and-ball, base, wicket, round-ball, run-round, cricket, etc.) that were known to have been played in New England.  Preparation of research reports and/or publications will depend on what we find.
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2) [[ Emperics | What Local Facts We Now Have, and What We Wish We Had]]
2) [[ Emperics | What Local Facts We Now Have, and What We Wish We Had]]


3) '''Note:'''''Research Dialogs Encouraged:''  Project participants are encouraged to contact one another to explore areas of common interest.  The Digger Activity Spreadsheets, found below, indicate topics and towns that diggers are exploring.  For their e-addresses, contact Larry McCray.  
3) '''''Note'': Research Dialogs Encouraged:'''  Project participants are encouraged to contact one another to explore areas of common interest.  The Digger Activity Spreadsheets, found below, indicate topics and towns that diggers are exploring.  For their e-addresses, contact Larry McCray. '''Digger Activity Spreadsheets:'''
 
[https://tinyurl.com/ner-towns Towns Spreadsheet Tab],
'''Digger Activity Spreadsheets:'''
[https://tinyurl.com/ner-topics Topics Spreadsheet Tab]
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== Some Research Resources for Origins-Era Beginners ==
== Some Research Resources for Origins-Era Beginners ==
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===[C] One-sheet introductions to some less-than-familiar subtopics  ===
===[C] One-sheet introductions to some less-than-familiar subtopics  ===


#[[Old old games | On Finding Early Baserunning Games in New England]]
#[[Old old games | On Finding Early Baserunning Games in New England]]
#[[The Massachusetts Game ]]
#[[The Massachusetts Game ]]
#[[Wicket Ball | The Game of Wicket]]
#[[Wicket Ball | The Game of Wicket]]
#On Female Play, by Donna Halper (under construction)
# On Female Play, by Donna Halper (under construction)
#Newspapers During the Origins Era, by Donna Halper (under construction)
# [[https://protoball.org/The_Early_Sporting_Press_in_New_England_1.0 | The Sporting Press]] by Donna Halper
 
===[D] [[https://protoball.org/Ethnicity_in_19C_Base_Ball_--_A_General_Introduction_1.0 | Ethnicity in 19C Base Ball -- A General Introduction ]] by Tom Gilbert ===
 
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https://tinyurl.com/ner-towns
https://tinyurl.com/ner-topics
 
 
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