[Ads-l] Rafferty's rules antedated to 1911

Wed Jul 22 20:46:57 UTC 2015

Collier's published a story called "Rafferty's Rule" in January 1908.
Stephen may already have seen this citation.

I haven't read the tale and do not know if it was connected to the
emergence of the term "Rafferty's Rules", but future researchers might
appreciate this pointer.

Date: 1908 January 4
Periodical: Collier's
Story: Rafferty's Rule
Auhor: Frank L. Packard
Quote Page 14

https://books.google.com/books?id=yV8wAQAAMAAJ&q=heartiness#v=snippet&

Garson

On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 7:38 AM, Stephen Goranson <goranson at duke.edu> wrote:
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> OED has 1918; ads-l archive 1913.
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> Independent (Footscray, Victoria) 15 July 1911 p. 3 col. 4
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> The umpire lost all control of the game, and it became a case of Rafferty's=
>  rules with the players.
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