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Subject:	Re: Little late in celebrating Canada Day, but oh well
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.fun
Date:	Tue, 16 Jul 2002 12:14:46 GMT
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"Allan Bedford" <ExpertBuilder-DELETE-TO-REPLY@apotome.com> wrote in message news:GzCAM1.GF@lugnet.com... > As in, the game of 'baseball'? Or the game of 'cricket'? Or perhaps > 'rounders'? > > All the best, > Allan B. good question :) I dont have access to dates, but its true most of the UK plays rounders, and certainly baseball is derived from rounders. A quick search of the net didn't come up with anything conclusive but http://www.hickoksports.com/history/rounders.shtml says that a book (Little Pretty Pocket-Book) mentions baseball in 1744. -- James Stacey --------- www.minifig.co.uk #925 - I'm a citizen of Legoland travelling Incommunicado

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		Re: Little late in celebrating Canada Day, but oh well
(...) I'm going to call upon semantics to save my weak argument. :) 1) I think it really comes down to how you define 'baseball'. Is it any game where a ball is hit with a stick or bat? Is it any ball game where players run from one station (base) (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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		Re: Little late in celebrating Canada Day, but oh well
(...) 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 (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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