David Arcidiacono
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| First Name | David |
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| Last Name | Arcidiacono |
| Location | East Hampton, CT |
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| Special Interest | Gloves |
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David has been looking to confirm the report that baseball gloves were first used in an 1858 Massachusetts-rule game. Old-timers later recalled that a ball with a bullet core was put in play, and that players then donned gloves to protect their hands. Contemporary accounts haven’t yet confirmed this story.