[Ads-l] Antedating of "Batboy"

[Shapiro, Fred]

Batboy (OED 1914)

“The managers, directors, ground keepers, bat boys, players, and in fact every one else who has anything to do with the Polo grounds, smiled a very large smile yesterday.” The Sun [New York], May 18, 1887, p4

NOTE: This antedating was found by Ken Liss.

Fred Shapiro



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