Civil War Leisure Time by Bryce Gelle https://padlet.com/gelleb1/pqu1pcmr50s3 Baseball back then en-us 2019-04-18 16:26:00 UTC 2026-01-07 21:21:07 UTC hello@padlet.com Union Prisoners Salisbury, N. C gelleb1 https://padlet.com/gelleb1/pqu1pcmr50s3/wish/352606160 This picture is a primary source of soldiers playing baseball during the civil war. ]]> 2019-04-18 16:30:23 UTC https://padlet.com/gelleb1/pqu1pcmr50s3/wish/352606160 Rules of baseball during the civil war and where they were developed gelleb1 https://padlet.com/gelleb1/pqu1pcmr50s3/wish/352606933
  • Runners were only considered “out” when the pitcher hit them with the ball.
  • calls foul balls immediately, but does not call fair balls.
  • may ask players and spectators for assistance in making decisions.
  • may call strikes after warning a batter who repeatedly lets good pitches pass, does not call balls.
  • levies fines on the spot for ungentlemanly conduct. 
  • the ball must be pitched (underhanded), not jerked or thrown to the bat.
    • ]]>     2019-04-18 16:32:59 UTC https://padlet.com/gelleb1/pqu1pcmr50s3/wish/352606933     How to formally play baseball during the civil war gelleb1 https://padlet.com/gelleb1/pqu1pcmr50s3/wish/352608561
  • Matches are conducted according to the highest standards of sportsmanship, gentlemanly behavior, courtesy and respect for others.
  • There is no swearing, spitting, scratching, consumption of alcohol, chewing of tobacco, or wagering.
  • Gentlemen shall forbear from commenting on the umpire's judgment, receiving it in entire silence.
    • ]]>     2019-04-18 16:38:19 UTC https://padlet.com/gelleb1/pqu1pcmr50s3/wish/352608561     Differences in terms gelleb1 https://padlet.com/gelleb1/pqu1pcmr50s3/wish/352609065 Vintage Term       ModernTerm
    Club ..............................Team 
    Home/Base ...............Home Plate 
    Pitcher's Point...............Pitching Rubber 
    Playground...........................Field 
    Spectator.............................Fan 
    Hand Lost.....................Player Out 
    Adversary........................Opponent Striker/Batsman...................Batter
    Pitcher.................................Pitcher Scorer or Game Keeper.....Score Keeper 
    Ace......................................Run 
    Leg It..........................Run to Base
    ]]>     2019-04-18 16:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/gelleb1/pqu1pcmr50s3/wish/352609065     How popular was baseball and how did it become popular? gelleb1 https://padlet.com/gelleb1/pqu1pcmr50s3/wish/352609965 Baseball during the civil war was quite poplar because it was one of the only sports games that involved a ball while they were trying to pass time. It became popular by union soldiers that knew about it explaining it to everyone else. The rules were made or developed in 1845 in New York therefore letting most union soldiers know about it. ]]> 2019-04-18 16:43:20 UTC https://padlet.com/gelleb1/pqu1pcmr50s3/wish/352609965 List of Sources gelleb1 https://padlet.com/gelleb1/pqu1pcmr50s3/wish/352610819
  • https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/pastimes-1860s
  • http://ushistoryscene.com/article/baseball-and-the-civil-war/
  • https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2012/08/civil-war-baseball.html
  • https://greatblackswampfrogs.org/rules.html
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