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	Town Ball research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Town ball, forerunner of baseball, was popular with both boys and girls until well into the nineteen hundred decade.
		When the ball was hit out of the infield and not caught on the fly or first bounce, those in the ‘out’ position were allowed to run and try to reach home plate before the ball was returned to the infield.
		If the ball was thrown to the infield first, then the runners trying to reach ‘home’ had to return to their waiting place to wait for another ball to be hit out of the infield.
	home.comcast.net /~buffalohead/townball2.htm (3367 words)

	Town Ball : The Rules of the Massachusetts Game
		The Ball must be thrown - not pitched or tossed - to the Bat, on the side preferred by the Striker, and within reach of his Bat.
		The Ball being struck at three times and missed, and caught each time by a player on the opposite side, the Striker shall be considered out.
		A player, having possession of the first Base, when the Ball is struck by the succeeding player, must vacate the Base, even at the risk of being put out; and when two players get on one Base, either by accident or otherwise, the player who arrived last is entitled to the Base.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /ruletown.shtml (786 words)

	History Baseball Sports
		Town ball is a direct descendent of the British game 'rounders' which is a descendent of English cricket.
		Town ball started as a schoolyard game for children that eventually grew into a sport for adults as well.
		The rules of town ball were made up by the locals of each town and varied widely from one location to another.
	infotut.com /reference/Sports/Baseball/History (773 words)

	Town ball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The game of town ball, sometimes called townball, is a descendant of rounders, and often thought to be a stepping stone from rounders to modern baseball.
		The rules of town ball varied, but generally the field was a square shape, with four bases.
		Also, fielders could hit the runner with the ball, and if he was not on a base he would be called out.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Town_ball (276 words)

	Town Of Westmoreland: Parks & Recreation: Town of Westmoreland Park [Digital Towpath]
		The Town of Westmoreland Park was begun with the purchase, in 1996, of 65 acres of land fron the Marsh estate.
		Ball fields, hiking trails, basketball and tennis courts are planned for the future.
		Many of the youth sports were played at the Town Park during the summer of 2003, as the Westmoreland Central School was rehabilitating their ball fields.The Town sponsored youth teams continue to play at the park in 2005 and 2006.
	www.town.westmoreland.ny.us /content/Parks/View/2 (276 words)

	BBC - Kent Sport - Whitstable Town v Slade Green match report
		Town’s assistant manager Matt Toms must have had the words of warning from Maidstone’s chairman ringing in his ears: "You will be in for a tough game, we nearly lost our first game at the weekend," he told Matt.
		On 78 minutes, Utterson was again involved in goal number 5 for Town, wining a ball he had no right too, down by the corner flag, his flighted cross not dealt with by Phil Collier; Andy Constable pounced to smash the ball into the net from six yards out.
		This Town side, with Smith growing in statue with every game are made of sterner stuff they held on to their two-goal advantage and had the purist reaching for their programs checking how long since Town had seen 8 goals at the Belmont, scored 5 of them to come out winners.
	www.bbc.co.uk /kent/sport/stories/200210/30/whitstable.shtml (736 words)

	Baseball History: 19th Century Baseball: The Game: Town Ball; Base Ball; Baseball in Canada
		The ball was tossed by the "bowler" to the "striker," who struck it with a club and attempted to complete the circuit of bases without being hit by the ball.
		Perhaps the first Town Ball club to adopt a constitution was the Olympic Ball Club of Philadelphia, founded in 1831.
		Fairly and unfairly pitched balls were described and techniques mentioned for the pitcher to make it difficult for the "knocker" to hit the ball.
	www.19cbaseball.com /game.html (291 words)

	Baseball in the Nineteenth Century
		It was a game of town ball, the rules of which were so loose that every hit was fair and boys sometimes ran headlong into each other.
		The "feeder’s" job was to toss the ball to the "striker," who was allowed to demand that the ball arrive either high or low and then wait until he got what he demanded.
		One rule stated that a player could not be tagged out after a fly ball until the ball was in the pitcher’s hands, meaning that the player catching the fly had to throw the ball to the pitcher before fair play could resume.
	www.connerprairie.org /HistoryOnline/1880ball.html (5121 words)

	Story of a Town House
		She was, therefore, delighted to become the donor of Fairhaven's beautiful new "Town House," and on February 22nd and 23d, 1894, she attended dedication exercises and received graciously at the splendid Dedication Ball, in the first gala functions marking the opening of the new building.
		A warm-hearted attachment for the town, which is endeared to her by many associations and a desire to benefit those who dwell therein have moved the donor to this act.
		Her wish is that this town house may prove a substantial benefaction to this people by bringing them together for closer union, for higher and broader culture, and for concerted philanthropic endeavor, that it may become a village center.
	www.millicentlibrary.org /townhall.htm (5360 words)

	Stafford Town Match Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		That Town did not go in at halftime in the lead also fails to recognise that Oldbury's highly rated Richard Ball flashed a shot wide of the goal after fifteen minutes although Town keeper Atkins did not look as though he would be troubled at the near post.
		Town could also have scored when an inswinging corner from Sheridan was flicked goalwards by Rawlinson for the ball to be cleared to Nick Anthony on the back post but his shot went high of the goal.
		Town sent on substitutes Ian Brown and James Bullmore who performed well but Town were limited to a flurry of corners and free kicks which Oldbury's defence did well to clear.
	www.staffordtownfc.co.uk /2001/matchreports/matchreport33.html (490 words)

	Town of Watertown, CT - 04/17/02 - Public Hearing Minutes
		Examples of school maintained ball fields would be right in back of this building, which is what was mentioned a lot at the January 7th meeting, and then there are Town maintained ball fields.
		We are acting as an agent on behalf of the Town to acquire the property.
		We have grown so fast as a Town, I cant believe that this is the Town I grew up in, but one thing that hasnt changed is what we do for the people in the Town, and I dont believe we do enough as a Town.
	www.watertownct.org /content/3939/3943.aspx (6285 words)

	Ball Ground Rocks!!
		The town is not located on the exact location of the ball grounds, but pretty close.
		Ball Ground did not come into existence as a town until the railroad passed through it in 1882.
		Within two years, Ball Ground had a population of 250 and a large number of new buildings, including three churches and a high school.
	www.ballgroundrocks.com /index.html (215 words)

	Genesee Country Village & Museum - Attractions - 19th Century Baseball Field
		Stool ball was played in the 14th century and had a striker, who used a stick to hit a ball.
		Others were hired as base ball park custodians or groundskeepers, duties they never performed but that provided a cover for their pay for play wages.
		Although there continued to be hundreds of amateur base ball clubs in the United States, the die was cast for professional base ball at the national level.
	www.gcv.org /attractions/baseball/history.shtml (1437 words)

	An Inquiry Into the Origin of Base-Ball
		In each there are "sides;" the ball is tossed to the striker, who hits it with a bat; he is out if the ball so hit is caught; he runs to different bases in succession and may be put out if hit by the ball when between the bases.
		Having recovered the ball, the "scouts," or those on the "outs," give chase and try to hit the fleeing one at a time when she is between bases.
		If he could be hit with the ball at any time when be was between bases he was out, and he was forced to be back to the striker's position in time to take his turn at bat.
	www.barnard.columbia.edu /amstud/resources/baseball/wardintro.htm (5532 words)

	How to Play Town Ball & Other Different Old Ball Games for Boys
		Every time the ball touches the bat it is considered a fair hit, and the batter must run for his first corner and reach it, if possible, before some fielder, the catcher, or giver secures the ball and "burns" or "stings" him, as they call it when they hit a player with the ball.
		If the ball touches his bat it is counted a hit, and if it is caught by any one of the opposite side he is out.
		If the batter misses a ball that he strikes at, and the catcher catches the ball before it strikes the ground, the batter is out.
	www.inquiry.net /outdoor/summer/ball (1480 words)

	Living Charlotte's Past
		The rules of town ball varied widely from town to town.
		Town Ball is played on a square with four bases or bounds.
		The striker cannot strike out; but once the ball is hit he can be put out if the ball is caught on the fly or the first bounce, or he can be plugged, that is, hit by the ball.
	www.historicrosedale.org /past.html (253 words)

	CNN.com - Fans blow up bad baseball - Feb. 27, 2004
		Umpires ruled there was no fan interference, but the man who deflected the ball was showered with abuse, had to be escorted from the stands for his own safety, and remains an object of ridicule on Internet sites to this day.
		The ball wound up in the hands of a 33-year-old lawyer who was seated nearby.
		Thursday was chosen as the date for the ball's destruction because the restaurant founded by Caray holds a worldwide toast to him on that day, which falls between his birthday and the day he died in 1998.
	cnn.com /2004/SPORT/02/27/baseball.chicago.reut/index.html (502 words)

	Winona Daily News - 6.0
		In fact, the ball itself is so old that it's inaccurate to even call it a baseball.
		Moreover, town ball was popular mostly on the East Coast.
		She might sell the town ball, the cover to another and a primitive form of a catcher's kneepad she also found.
	www.winonadailynews.com /articles/2004/05/20/news/00lead.txt (709 words)

	Town Ball
		Fondly remembered and celebrated throughout Minnesota, old-fashioned town team baseball was the glue that held a community together and generated a great sense of pride and passion among its residents.
		Featuring individual stories of success and defeat, hundreds of photographs, and scores and statistics, Armand Peterson and Tom Tomashek chronicle the unfolding of a fascinating period of Minnesota baseball history—a span of sixteen years beginning in 1945 and the euphoric postwar days to 1960, the year before the Washington Senators became the Minnesota Twins.
		Along with the anecdotes, Town Ball offers an in-depth study of the era and examines the social and economic factors that contributed to the postwar boom and subsequent decline.
	www.upress.umn.edu /Books/P/peterson_town.html (497 words)

	Golf Town
		The Mission of the Academy at Golf Town is to provide the ultimate golf instruction and learning experience utilizing cutting edge technology and CPGA Golf Professional expertise.
		As impact is the most important part of the swing, Golf Town teaching professionals strive to help students achieve the best impact while realizing their full golfer potential.
		Schedule a playing lesson with a Golf Town Pro today and you will not only learn to manage your game, you will develop a mental approach that will breed success every time you play.
	www.golftown.com /academyProShop (462 words)

	Early bat and ball games
		A group of Philadelphians who will eventually organize as the Olympic Town Ball Club begin playing town ball but are prohibited from doing so within the city limits by ordinances dating to Puritan times.
		The Eagle Ball Club of New York is organized to play Town Ball; in 1852 the club reconstitutes itself as the Eagle Base Ball Club and begins to play the New York Game.
		The group plays ball under an evolving set of rules from which emerges a distinct version of base ball.
	bss.sfsu.edu /tygiel/hist490/introduction/Earlybatandball.htm (1522 words)

	Town Ball Citations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Baseball sport has been in vogue since 1900, when the first team was organized at Marie, and since that time the game has been played each year during the ball season and the Marie team has been able to always hold their reputation as a good country team.
		He wasn't particular where he hit the fellows with a wet ball, and they would generally rather that an ordinary boy should hit them with a club than take the chances of getting hit with a wet ball from Sam.
		He describes the balls they used as "made from yarn from old woolen socks, wound tightly around four or five buckshot until it was about the size of a baseball."
	home.comcast.net /~buffalohead/townball1.htm (5220 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It is the consensus of Town Council for Mr.
		BE IT RESOLVED: The West Point Town Council amend the 2004-2005 school budget of the West Point School Board by adding $15,718 to the budget and that Town Council appropriate $15,718 to the West Point School Board for expenditure.
		Certified to be a true copy of a resolution adopted by the Town Council of the Town of West Point at its regular monthly meeting held November 29, 2004 at which meeting a quorum was present and voted throughout.
	www.west-point.va.us /Town_Council/TC11-29-04.htm (1751 words)

	The Oneida Daily Dispatch - When town ball was the old ball game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Teams from the towns of Lebanon, DeRuyter, Fenner, Lenox, Nelson, Brookfield, Eaton and the City of Oneida competed for the Supervisor's Cup.
		The team in the field pitches the ball and then tries to get the batter or runners out by either catching a fly ball or hitting a runner off base with the ball.
		The ball is roughly the same size as a baseball but made out of leather so it doesn't hurt as much when a runner is hit with the ball.
	www.oneidadispatch.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=16708494&BRD=1709&PAG=461&dept_id=68844&rfi=6 (529 words)

	Basketball Town in Sacramento, California, USA
		Basketball Town Sports and Events is located in Rancho Cordova, where surrounding areas include Sacramento, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, Fair Oaks, Citrus Heights, and Roseville.
		With a recent expansion of an additional 25,000 square feet, Basketball Town Sports and Events now offers 50,000 square feet of space for special events ranging from AAU tournaments and basketball camps to fundraisers and banquets.
		With 5 regulation sized courts, Basketball Town Sports and Events is the largest basketball facility in Northern California.
	www.bballtown.net (201 words)

	Can U Ball - Amateur Basketball Tournament - Can Your Town Ball
		All to often in the course of amateur atheletic events the time lines of great players never meet, too often we are each confronted with comments suggesting that one player would have met defeat at the hands of another were they playing in the same time lines.
		Frequently home town rivalries are disputed, or classes of play present obstacles where gifted players never have the opportunity to meet.
		The Can-Ur-Town-Ball amateur basketball tournament is designed in essence to set aside all of the boundaries and timelines and allow you, the athlete, the opportunity to prove your worth, regardless of timelines, regardless of locale, regardless of highschool or collegiate classification.
	www.canuball.com (793 words)

	Town Ball: The Glory Days of Minnesota Amateur Baseball
		We grew up as avid fans of Minnesota town team baseball, worshipping our local heroes and looking forward to the day when we might earn our chance to play on the town team.
		TOWN BALL is dedicated to the players, fans, and supporters who made this era so special.
		On the “Town Ball Day” link on the lower left of this page you can read about the very successful book launch event at the September 10 Twins/Tigers game at the HHH Metrodome.
	www.minnesotatownball.com (271 words)

	Vintage Base Ball Rules and Customs - Vintage Base Ball Association
		Baseball historian John Thorn continues to add to our knowledge about bat and ball games and one of his most recent discoveries and his chronology of the game can be found on the SABR site.
		In vintage base ball, where the game from a time and place in the past is re-created, it becomes even more complex, for depending on the time and place, the game could be quite different.
		Prior to 1857, established mens' clubs devoted to a bat and ball game were free to create and modify their own rules.
	www.vbba.org /rules (401 words)

	Contact Info - Town of Devon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		There are four ball diamond areas located on the south end of town (at the corner of Highway 19 and Highway 60) and two locations in town.
		The ball diamonds have shaled infields with grass outfields and are fenced in.
		For information on bookings or to reserve the Devon Ball Diamond for your next event, please contact Deanne with the Devon Ball Diamond Association at (780) 987-4053.
	www.town.devon.ab.ca /contact/?id=418 (67 words)

	Irish Times Article - Tánaiste at Cape Town ball with property investors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Seated with her in a restored historical auditorium in Cape Town's financial district were a cluster of budding property tycoons.
		Several ministers along with Archbishop Desmond Tutu are among the 600 guests at tonight's St Patrick's ball in the city.
		Ms Harney, who has been coming on holidays to Cape Town for almost a decade, noted that Mr Gormley's brother-in-law, John Dunne, had been one of the people responsible for getting her elected for the first time to the Dáil.
	www.ireland.com /newspaper/ireland/2006/0318/3753350750HM9SOUTHAFRICA.html (473 words)

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