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Nov 26, 2020
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BYUtka
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1500's? I thought it was 1998. Matt Damon wasn't even alive in the 1500's...
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Did y'all know that English author Jane Austen mentioned "base ball" in her
JmThms
11/26/20 11:20pm
No. And I’ve read that book. Didn’t even think twice about it
RalphWiggam
11/26/20 11:28pm
Austen was very likely referring to Rounders, which has existed since the 1500s
MaroonCoug
11/26/20 11:32pm
1500's? I thought it was 1998. Matt Damon wasn't even alive in the 1500's...
BYUtka
11/26/20 11:35pm
True, but surely John Malkovich was.
MaroonCoug
11/26/20 11:49pm
“ laaaays down a monsterrrrrrr”
gurt
11/27/20 12:28am
But she wrote "base ball". I'm no baseball historian but there are similarities
JmThms
11/26/20 11:36pm
Don’t know first reference but from the Wikipedia entry: ‘Played in England
MaroonCoug
11/26/20 11:38pm
That's it.
JmThms
11/26/20 11:41pm
RE: Austen was very likely referring to Rounders, which has existed since the
JmThms
11/26/20 11:59pm
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