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Olympic Ball Club Constitution Requires Umpires
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| 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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