Other firsts in baseball/Event 16
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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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| Year | 1873 |
|---|---|
| Month | 8 |
| Date | 8 |
| City | Little Rock |
| State | AR |
| Country | USA |
| Description | First mention of Negro Baseball in Arkansas |
| Found by | Caleb Hardwick |
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."
Sources
Arkansas Gazette, August 8th, 1873
