First Recorded Hidden Ball Trick

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Date	October 1859
Location	Brooklyn, NY, United States
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Description	"STAR (OF SOUTH BROOKLYN) VS. ATLANTIC (OF BEDFORD).-- ...Flannelly, the first striker, was put out on second base by a dodge on the part of Oliver, who made a feint to throw the ball, and had it hid under his arm, by which he caught Flannelly-- an operation, however, which we do not much admire." The first known use of this stratagem, but apparently not original. Conceivably, it's use preceded the Knickerbocker rules.
Sources	New York Sunday Mercury, Oct. 23, 1859
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Submitted by	Bob Tholkes
Submission Note	4/5/2014

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