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{{Chronology Entry | {{Chronology Entry | ||
|Year=1837 | |Year=1837 | ||
|Year Number=6 | |||
|Headline=Olympic Ball Club Constitution Requires Umpires | |||
|Salience=2 | |Salience=2 | ||
|Tags=Pre-modern Rules, | |||
|Location=Philadelphia | |Location=Philadelphia | ||
|Text=<p> | |Country=USA | ||
| | |State=PA | ||
| | |City=Philadelphia | ||
|Game=Base Ball, | |||
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | |||
|Age of Players=Adult | |||
|Text=<p><span>The rules do not shed light on the nature of the game played. Membership was restricted to those above the age of twenty-one. One day per month was set for practice "Club day". </span><strong>Note:</strong><span> Sullivan dates the constitution at 1837, but notes that it was printed in 1838. </span></p> | |||
<p><span>The constitution specifies that the club recorder shall act as "umpire", to settle disputes.</span></p> | |||
|Sources=<p><span>Constitution of the Olympic Ball Club of Philadelphia</span> [Philadelphia, John Clark], per David Block, <span>Baseball Before We Knew It</span>, page 223.</p> | |||
<p>Dean A. Sullivan, Compiler and Editor, <span>Early Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825 - 1908</span> [University of Nebraska Press, 1995], pp. 5-8. </p> | |||
|Submitted by=Larry McCray | |||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |||
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| Salience | Noteworthy |
|---|---|
| Tags | Pre-modern RulesPre-modern Rules |
| Location | PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia |
| City/State/Country: | Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text | The rules do not shed light on the nature of the game played. Membership was restricted to those above the age of twenty-one. One day per month was set for practice "Club day". Note: Sullivan dates the constitution at 1837, but notes that it was printed in 1838. The constitution specifies that the club recorder shall act as "umpire", to settle disputes. |
| Sources | Constitution of the Olympic Ball Club of Philadelphia [Philadelphia, John Clark], per David Block, Baseball Before We Knew It, page 223. Dean A. Sullivan, Compiler and Editor, Early Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825 - 1908 [University of Nebraska Press, 1995], pp. 5-8. |
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| Submitted by | Larry McCray |
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1837.6 Olympic Ball Club Constitution Requires Umpires"
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