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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 136

An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial], 1873, leaf 136 — row escapes have I seen, butsomehow the active little bodies always manageto be missed. But the cars and wagons and pedestrians areas nothing; the players look out for the formertwo, the last must care for themselves if theywish to avoid a batted ball or a runner makinga frantic dash for first.… … !IE HOOKEY AND HER BIG BROTHER. Here is a game in active progress; there isintense excitement; shouts of encouragementfill the air. Turn away your head for an instant,now look again. Where are our players ? Notone of them to be seen; only a few boys stroll-ing along the sidewalk; not a bat nor ball…

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