Editing Other firsts in baseball/Event 16
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|Description=First mention of Negro Baseball in Arkansas | |Description=First mention of Negro Baseball in Arkansas | ||
|Submitter=Caleb Hardwick | |Submitter=Caleb Hardwick | ||
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|Pagetext=The Arkansas Gazette reported on August 8th, 1873: | |Pagetext=The Arkansas Gazette reported on August 8th, 1873: | ||
| - | "A serious misunderstanding occurred last Sunday in a game of baseball among the colored boys when one of them struck the other with a bat. The lick did not break the skin, but appears to have paralyzed the boy, who died on Thursday night. The name of the boy is Phil. Hanley." | + | "A serious misunderstanding occurred last Sunday in a game of baseball among the colored boys when one of them struck the other with a bat. The lick did not break the skin, but appears to have paralyzed the boy, who died on Thursday night. The name of the boy is Phil. Hanley." |
|Sources=Arkansas Gazette, August 8th, 1873 | |Sources=Arkansas Gazette, August 8th, 1873 | ||
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