Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 03:55:27 EST
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Subject: Bunt; Circus catch; Ladies' day
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Subject: Bunt; Circus catch; Ladies' day
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BUNT
BARNHART'S DICTIONARY OF ETYMOLOGY has 1889 for a baseball "bunt." Paul
Dickson's BASEBALL DICTIONARY has 1888 and 1891.
This is from SPORTING LIFE, 2 June 1886, pg. 2, col. 3:
Arlie Latham quite captured the great crowd present by his good-natured
antics, and was cheered as he left the field. Every one knows Latham's great
feat is to "bunt" the ball and beat it to first.
Latham was famous for this. His St. Louis Browns were champions in 1886.
I don't know how Dickson could miss it.
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