First Use of Sptball

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Date	October 1869
Location	Baltimore, MD, United States
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Description	"Bobby Mathews' use of the spitter in 1868 is the earliest reported, according to both Thorn & Holway, The Pitcher (1987/88) and James & Neyer, The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers (2004). The authors of both books use an eyewitness account by Alphonse Martin in 1931, which I know only secondhand. I believe Martin's account is mixed up and refers to Maryland-Eckford matches of Oct 6-7, 1869"
Sources	19cbb post by Paul Wendt, Dec. 20, 2004
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Submitted by	Bob Tholkes
Submission Note	2/12/2015

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