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Town ball — The term town ball, or townball, describes the bat and ball, safe haven games played in North America in the 18th and 19th centuries, which were similar to rounders and were precursors to modern baseball. In some areas such as Philadelphia and… … Wikipedia
Town ball — Le town ball est un sport collectif qui fut à l origine du baseball. Ce jeu de balle et de batte est pratiqué dans les colonies britanniques d Amérique du Nord du XVIIIe siècle aux années 1860. Ce jeu possédait plusieurs variantes dans le temps… … Wikipédia en Français
town ball — noun Etymology: so called from the fact that it was played at the time of town meetings : a ball game preceding and resembling baseball at recesses and at noon, we played … town ball and baseball W.A.White compare rounder 3a … Useful english dictionary
Town — Town, Towns, Towne y Townes pueden referirse a: El término inglés para ciudad (las formas towne y townes son arcaísmos), aunque puede referirse a cualquier otro rango de población, como villa, pueblo (en este caso, indicando el núcleo central en… … Wikipedia Español
Town Team Baseball — is a variety of baseball played in the United States. In Town Team baseball, sometimes also called townball, the teams represent either a given city or town, or a commercial enterprise which sponsors the team. Usually a statewide governing body… … Wikipedia
town — (n.) O.E. tun enclosure, garden, field, yard; farm, manor; homestead, dwelling house, mansion; later group of houses, village, farm, from P.Gmc. *tunaz, *tunan (Cf. O.S., O.N., O.Fris. tun fence, hedge, M.Du. tuun fence, Du. tuin garden, O.H.G.… … Etymology dictionary
Ball's Falls, Ontario — Ball s Falls, Ontario, is a ghost town that dates back to the early 1800s which is now preserved as a Conservation Area operated by the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority. [ [http://www.conservation niagara.on.ca/conservation… … Wikipedia
Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms — Cover of the first tankōbon edition of the manga, published by Futabasha 夕凪の街 桜の国 (Yūnagi no machi, Sakura no kuni) … Wikipedia
Ball Hill — is an area within the Stoke district of Coventry, West Midlands, England. It is to the east of Coventry city centre.Walsgrave Road is the main street that runs through Ball Hill, which is a name that primarily defines the shopping area extending… … Wikipedia
Ball's Bluff Battlefield Regional Park — is a small county owned park in Loudoun County, Virginia north of the town of Leesburg off of U.S. Route 15 in northern Virginia. It preserves, commemorates, and interprets the 1861 Battle of Ball s Bluff during the American Civil War. The Balls… … Wikipedia
