[Ads-l] Antedating of "Base Stealer" n

[Shapiro, Fred]

base stealer (OED 1875)

“The ‘Base Stealers’ and ‘Fly Catchers’ played an entertaining game of ball on the Park, Saturday afternoon, to the amusement and delight of a crowd of spectators, who fairly grew fat on laughter.” Hartford Daily Courant, October 14, 1867, p8

NOTE: This antedating was found by Ken Liss

Fred Shapiro

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