Bat-Ball

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Game	Bat-Ball
Game Family	Hook-em-snivy Hook-em-snivy
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Eras	Predecessor
Invented	No
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Description	We have references to bat-ball from 1791 (when it was banned in both Pittsfield and Northampton MA), 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, as the ball could instead be slapped into play by the hand.
Sources	See Protoball Chronology entries for 1791. D Wise and S. Forrest, Great Big Book of Children’s Games (McGraw-Hill, 2003), pages 219-220. See http://www.askaboutsports.com/boball.htm
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Comment	Brian Turner (in a communication with Larry McCray) suggests that "bat ball" references usually refer to a game more closely resembling a "running-with-a-stick game" than a conventional bat/ball game. Edit with form to add a comment
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