In West Chester Circa 1827

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Date of Game	Circa 1827
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Location	West Chester, PA, United States
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Description	Hazard of ball playing
Sources	Black Rock [NY] Gazette, November 3, 1827, 3
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Comment	"A boy named Plaff was killed at West Chester, Pa., by being hit under the ear by a ball-club." Edit with form to add a comment
Query	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. Edit with form to add a query
Submitted by	Stephen Katz
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