The Ball Game

For the video game, see The Ball (video game).

The Ball Game
Distributed byEdison Manufacturing Company
Release date
  • May 20, 1898 (1898-05-20)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent

The Ball Game is an 1898 American short black-and-white silent documentary sports film produced and distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. It was directed by William Heise.[1]

Synopsis

The film contains footage of an 1898 baseball game between Reading Coal Heavers and the Newark Bears. The camera is situated twenty feet from first bases and a short extract of the game is then filmed.

Current status

Given its age, this short film is available to freely be downloaded from the Internet. It has also featured in a number of film collections including Diamonds on the Silver Screen.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Ball Game". IMDb.
  2. ^ "Movie Connections". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved May 27, 2007.


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