base ball

== English == === Noun === base ball (uncountable) (obsolete, 1800s) baseball 1823, National Advocate, April 25, 1823. p. 2, col. 4. I was last Saturday much pleased in witnessing a company of active young men playing the manly and athletic game of “base ball” at the Retreat in Broadway (Jones’) 1823, New-York Gazette & General Advertiser, Apr. 25, 1823, p. 2, col. 2. We have received a communication in favor of the manly exercise of base ball; ==== Usage notes ==== This spelling is still sometimes used for vintage base ball, a version of the game played with historical rules and uniforms. === See also === VBBA === References ===