In HI in 1866

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Date of Game 1866
Game Two O'cat
Location HI, United States
Has Source On Hand No
NY Rules No - Predecessor
Description William R. Castle, in his memoirs, claims to have learned baseball at Oberlin College and brought it back to Hawaii when he returned in 1866. He also claims that the bat-ball games in Hawaii at the time were two-o-cat and three-o-cat. Castle was born n 1849.
Sources "Reminiscences of William Richards Castle"
Comment

Two and Three o'cat are presumably variations on One o'cat.

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Submitted by Bruce Allardice
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