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Sports reporting from 1743
Posted By: <b>Jason Mishelow</b><p>Just picked up a magazine from 1743 which contains an article about the evils of public and/or proffessional cricket matches. i was struck how these were the same arguments used against baseball in America 130 years later. As a side note can anyone explain the use of "f" in the place of "s"<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>< br><br><br>
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Sports reporting from 1743
Posted By: <b>Greg Theberge</b><p>The "f" is simply just an "s"<br><br>It was used in 18th c. print instead of the "S" unless it fell at the beginning or end of a word, or when two "s" fell together.
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Sports reporting from 1743
Posted By: <b>CS Bolay</b><p>Nice example of early Peter Gammons writing.
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