In Westfield in 1831
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Date of Game | 1831 |
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Game | Ball |
Location | Westfield, MA, United States |
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Description | An 1831 letter says that at the Westfield Athenaeum (High School) they were "playing ball" Wednesdays and Saturdays, and the letter writer had a sore hand from the play.This is clearly a bat-ball reference, but we cannot be more exact as to the game. |
Sources | Genovese, Daniel L, The Old Ball Ground: The Chronological History of Westfield Baseball (2007), vol. 2 page vi. |
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Has Source On Hand | No |
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Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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Players Locality | Local |
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