1860.87
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Catcher Felled by Thrhown Bat-Stick
| Salience | Peripheral |
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| Tags | HazardHazard |
| Location | |
| City/State/Country: | New Braintree, MA, US |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Massachusetts GameMassachusetts Game |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
| Holiday | |
| Notables | |
| Text | "SAD DEATH RESULTING FROM BASE-BALL PLAYING "While the New Braintree Base-Ball Club was playing a game on the afternoon of the ninth inst., [June 1860], one of the players when about to bat the ball, threw the bat-stick back so far that he hit the catcher, Mr. John Carney, Jr., a very severe blow to the forehead. He was immediately carried home, and received every attention -- but after a week of severe suffering, he died on Friday night, leaving an especial request that his death and the cause of it might be inserted in the papers, as a caution to other papers."
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| Sources | "Dedham Gazette, June 23, 1860. |
| Warning | |
| Comment | New Braintree MA (2000 pop. about 900) is about 60 miles W of Boston and about 20 miles W of Worcester. In the previous year, there was reportedly dispute about the positioning of the catcher under Mass Game rules. Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Should we assume that the club still played the Massachusetts Game? Is it significant that the batter is said to "throw" the bat, not that he lost his grip on it? Edit with form to add a query |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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| Submitted by | Paul Johnson |
| Submission Note | Email of 8/9/2015 |
| Has Supplemental Text |
1860.87 Catcher Felled by Thrhown Bat-Stick"
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