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Friday, January 5, 2007
What was a sparrow match in 1921?
In the St Thomas Times Journal in 1921, the young people of Eden where catching sparrows for the sparrow match to be held in the near future. Does anyone know how a sparrow match was conducted?
Another mention of a sparrow match in Eden from the St Thomas Journal in 1917 requires the sparrows to be killed. A big oyster supper is also planned for the event with the losing side paying for the oysters. B. F. Madill is in charge.
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Another mention of a sparrow match in Eden from the St Thomas Journal in 1917 requires the sparrows to be killed. A big oyster supper is also planned for the event with the losing side paying for the oysters. B. F. Madill is in charge.
Apparently house sparrows cause problems with bluebird nesting and it was common to try to eradicate them. See:
http://www.americanartifacts.com/smma/per/spar1.htm
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