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|Text=<p>The Knickerbockers developed and adopted the New York Game style of baseball in September 1845 in part to play a more dignified game that would attract adults. The removal of the "soaking" rule allowed the Knickerbockers to develop a harder baseball that was more like a cricket ball. Gilbert, "The Birth of Baseball", <i>Elysian Fields,</i> 1995, pp. 16- 17.</p> | |Text=<p>The Knickerbockers developed and adopted the New York Game style of baseball in September 1845 in part to play a more dignified game that would attract adults. The removal of the "soaking" rule allowed the Knickerbockers to develop a harder baseball that was more like a cricket ball. Gilbert, "The Birth of Baseball", <i>Elysian Fields,</i> 1995, pp. 16- 17.</p> | ||
<p>Dr. D.L. Adams of the Knickerbocker team stated that he produced baseballs for the various teams in New York in the 1840s and until 1858, when he located a saddler who could do the job. He would produce the balls using 3 to 4 oz of rubber as a core, then winding with yarn and covering with leather. Dr. D.L. Adams, "Memoirs of the Father of Baseball," <i>Sporting News</i>, February 29, 1896. Sullivan reprints this article in <u>Early Innings, A Documentary History of Baseball</u><i>, 1825-1908</i>, pages 13-18.</p> | <p>Dr. D.L. Adams of the Knickerbocker team stated that he produced baseballs for the various teams in New York in the 1840s and until 1858, when he located a saddler who could do the job. He would produce the balls using 3 to 4 oz of rubber as a core, then winding with yarn and covering with leather. Dr. D.L. Adams, "Memoirs of the Father of Baseball," <i>Sporting News</i>, February 29, 1896. Sullivan reprints this article in <u>Early Innings, A Documentary History of Baseball</u><i>, 1825-1908</i>, pages 13-18.</p> | ||
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| Text | The Knickerbockers developed and adopted the New York Game style of baseball in September 1845 in part to play a more dignified game that would attract adults. The removal of the "soaking" rule allowed the Knickerbockers to develop a harder baseball that was more like a cricket ball. Gilbert, "The Birth of Baseball", Elysian Fields, 1995, pp. 16- 17. Dr. D.L. Adams of the Knickerbocker team stated that he produced baseballs for the various teams in New York in the 1840s and until 1858, when he located a saddler who could do the job. He would produce the balls using 3 to 4 oz of rubber as a core, then winding with yarn and covering with leather. Dr. D.L. Adams, "Memoirs of the Father of Baseball," Sporting News, February 29, 1896. Sullivan reprints this article in Early Innings, A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825-1908, pages 13-18. Item submitted by Rob Loeffler, 3/1/07. See "The Evolution of the Baseball Up to 1872," March 2007. |
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