Early baseball in Canada/Predecessor Game 1
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|Pagetext=The [online] Canadian Encyclopedia, article on Baseball, says a predecessor game of ball was played in Beachville, Ontario, June 4, 1838. | |Pagetext=The [online] Canadian Encyclopedia, article on Baseball, says a predecessor game of ball was played in Beachville, Ontario, June 4, 1838. | ||
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| + | This game is discussed at http://protoball.org/1838.4, among other places. | ||
| + | |Sources=Canadian Encyclopedia, article on Baseball. See also Ford, Dr. Adam E., Sporting Life, May 5, 1886. Reprinted in Dean A. Sullivan, Compiler and Editor, Early Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825-1908 [University of Nebraska Press, 1995], pp. 9-11. For more historical data on this event, see Nancy B. Bouchier and Robert Knight Brown, "A Critical Examination of a Source on Early Ontario Baseball: The Reminiscences of Adam E. Ford," Journal of Sport History, volume 15 [Spring 1988], pp. 75-87. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:52, 16 September 2012
| Spread of baseball: Home -> Canada -> Early baseball in Canada/Predecessor Game 1 |
| Location | Canada |
|---|---|
| Year | 1838 |
| Month | 6 |
| Date | 4 |
| City | Beachville |
| State | Ontario |
| Country | Canada |
| Name of game | unknown |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The [online] Canadian Encyclopedia, article on Baseball, says a predecessor game of ball was played in Beachville, Ontario, June 4, 1838.
This game is discussed at http://protoball.org/1838.4, among other places.
Sources
Canadian Encyclopedia, article on Baseball. See also Ford, Dr. Adam E., Sporting Life, May 5, 1886. Reprinted in Dean A. Sullivan, Compiler and Editor, Early Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825-1908 [University of Nebraska Press, 1995], pp. 9-11. For more historical data on this event, see Nancy B. Bouchier and Robert Knight Brown, "A Critical Examination of a Source on Early Ontario Baseball: The Reminiscences of Adam E. Ford," Journal of Sport History, volume 15 [Spring 1988], pp. 75-87.
