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{{Chronology Entry | {{Chronology Entry | ||
|Year=1859 | |||
|Year Number=35 | |||
|Headline=Base Ball Community Eyes Use of Central Park | |Headline=Base Ball Community Eyes Use of Central Park | ||
| | |Salience=1 | ||
| | |Location=Greater New York City, | ||
|Text=<p>A "committee on behalf of the Base Ball clubs" recently conferred with NY's Central Park Commissioners about opening Park space for baseball. | |Country=United States | ||
|State=NY | |||
|City=NYC | |||
|Game=Base Ball, | |||
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | |||
|Age of Players=Adult | |||
|Text=<p>A "committee on behalf of the Base Ball clubs" recently conferred with NY's Central Park Commissioners about opening Park space for baseball. Under discussion is a proviso that "no club shall be permitted to use the grounds unless two-thirds of the members be residents of this city."</p> | |||
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|Sources=<p>"BASE BALL IN THE CENTRAL PARK," <em>The New York Clipper</em> (January 22, 1859), page number omitted from scrapbook clipping.</p> | |||
|Comment=<p>This issue has been on the minds of baseball at least since the first Rules Convention. The sentiment is that other sports have access that baseball does not. See #[[1857.2]] above.</p> | |||
<p>According to the <em>New York Times</em> of December 11,1858, the Central Park Commission had referred the ballplayers' appeal to a committee. [Facsimile contributed by Bill Ryczek, 12/29/09.]</p> | |||
|Query=<p>Is there a good account of this negotiation and its outcome in the literature? How and when was the issue resolved?</p> | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |||
|Coordinates=40.7127837, -74.0059413 | |||
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| Location | Greater New York CityGreater New York City |
| City/State/Country: | NYC, NY, United States |
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| Text | A "committee on behalf of the Base Ball clubs" recently conferred with NY's Central Park Commissioners about opening Park space for baseball. Under discussion is a proviso that "no club shall be permitted to use the grounds unless two-thirds of the members be residents of this city."
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| Sources | "BASE BALL IN THE CENTRAL PARK," The New York Clipper (January 22, 1859), page number omitted from scrapbook clipping. |
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| Comment | This issue has been on the minds of baseball at least since the first Rules Convention. The sentiment is that other sports have access that baseball does not. See #1857.2 above. According to the New York Times of December 11,1858, the Central Park Commission had referred the ballplayers' appeal to a committee. [Facsimile contributed by Bill Ryczek, 12/29/09.] Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Is there a good account of this negotiation and its outcome in the literature? How and when was the issue resolved? Edit with form to add a query |
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