The Union Hall Game of Ball
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Game | The Union Hall Game |
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Game Family | Baseball |
Location | NY |
Regions | US |
Eras | Predecessor, 1800s |
Invented | Yes |
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Description | A game they evidently called "base ball" was played by the students of the Union Hall Academy in Brooklyn well before the New York game began its spread in the mid 1850s.
A game they called "base ball" (in about 1850) was played by the students of the Union Hall Academy in [[[Brooklyn?]]] in the middle of the 19th century. Some of these students were prominently involved in the Knickerbocker Club.
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