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The First Baseball Fatality?

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Text	"A young man named Geo. Goble, residing near Wilkes-barre PA, while playing ball, a few days since, accidentally received a blow from a ball club, from the effects of which he died in twenty four hours after." Rhode Island Republican, vol. 25, number 3 (March 26, 1834), page 3, column 2. Provided by Craig Waff, 8/29/2007 email. The identical story appeared in the New York Sun, March 19, 1834, page 3 - per EBay sale accessed 6/12/2007.
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 |Text=<p>"A young man named Geo. Goble, residing near Wilkes-barre PA, while playing ball, a few days since, accidentally received a blow from a ball club, from the effects of which he died in twenty four hours after."</p>
 <p><i>Rhode Island Republican</i>, vol. 25, number 3 (March 26, 1834), page 3, column 2.  Provided by Craig Waff, 8/29/2007 email.  The identical story appeared in the <i>New York</i> <i>Sun</i>, March 19, 1834, page 3 - per EBay sale accessed 6/12/2007.</p>
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