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Re: Little late in celebrating Canada Day, but oh well
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Tue, 16 Jul 2002 11:30:01 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, James Stacey writes:
> Sorry to call you up on this one
> 4. Baseball originated in the UK. Cardiff in Wales (where I live - Hooray)
> and Liverpool in England.
> (unless I've been lied to all these years)
As in, the game of 'baseball'? Or the game of 'cricket'? Or perhaps
'rounders'?
For many years the story went that Abner Doubleday invented baseball in
Cooperstown, NY U.S.A. back in 1839.
However the more recent prevailing belief is that a proper game was played
in Beachville, ON Canada a full year earlier.
http://www.uselessknowledge.com/canada/baseball.shtml
In fact, the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame is located not far away in St.
Mary's ON.
http://townofstmarys.com/attractions/bhof_03.asp
http://baseballhalloffame.ca/cbhof/index.cfm?sitename=about&aboutsub=history
> Apart from that, yeah Canada is
> cool
Of course. Just don't tell anyone. We're trying to keep it a secret. ;)
All the best,
Allan B.
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