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four old cat

[ fawr uh kat, fohr ]

noun

Games.
  1. three old cat played with four batters.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of four old cat1

First recorded in 1850–55
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Two Old Cat, Three Old Cat, and Four Old Cat were modifications of this game, having respectively four, six, and eight players.

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“Four old cat,†“two old cat,†and “five old cat†are, as everybody knows, played in the same way, the number of bases or holes increasing with the addition of each pair of players.

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"Four Old Cat," with four batsmen and four throwers, each alternating as catchers, was played on a square-shaped field, each side of which was about forty feet long.

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In the same manner "Three Old Cat" was played by six, and "Four Old Cat" by eight boys.

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This game accommodated a greater number of players than "Four Old Cat," and resolved the individual players into two competing sides.

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