Thread: Early 'ball' report in 1734 Colonial New York Newspaper
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Old 10-06-2010, 07:08 PM
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It is quite rare to find any sporting report in this early of a colonial newspaper...but the reason why I am posting is to see if anyone has any insight as to what type of game this could be referring to.
Lacrosse?

edited to add: I should have just hit send instead of watching to see if Thome was going to charge the mound.
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