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Date of Game Circa 1827
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Location West Chester, PA, United States
Has Source On Hand No
NY Rules No - Predecessor
Description Hazard of ball playing
Sources Black Rock [NY] Gazette, November 3, 1827, 3
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"A boy named Plaff was killed at West Chester, Pa., by being hit under the ear by a ball-club."

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This possibly refers to an early game of ball in Pennsylvania. The bat is referred to as a "ball-club." Other references of that time, however, refer to is as a bat. Also, being killed by a bat was seems not to have been a rarity at that time.

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Submitted by Stephen Katz



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