The Union Hall Game of Ball

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Game	The Union Hall Game
Game Family	Baseball Baseball
Location	NY
Regions	US
Eras	Predecessor, 1800s
Invented	Yes
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Description	A game they evidently called "base ball" was played by the students of             A game they called "base ball" (in about 1850) was played by the students of the Union Hall Academy in [[[Brooklyn?]]] in the middle of the 19th century.  Some of these students were prominently involved in the Knickerbocker Club.
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