Bat-Ball

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Game	Bat-Ball
Game Family	Hook-em-snivy Hook-em-snivy
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Description	We have references to bat-bat from 1791 (when it was banned in both Pittsfield and Northampton MA)[19] to 2003[20], but the basic rules of this game as first played are unclear. Writers have diversely compared it to bandy, to schlagball, and to punchball. It is clear that a club was not always required for hitting,[21] as the ball could instead be slapped into play by the hand.
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