On February 29, 1896, the Sporting News published an article on Dr. D. L. Adams sub-titled ‘Memoirs of the Father of Base Ball’. The article is based on an interview of Doc and details his contributions to the nascent National … Continue reading →
At a meeting held February 27, 1858, Messrs. D. L. Adams and W. H. Grenelle were appointed delegates to the first convention of Base Ball Clubs, to be held on the 10th of March. The first meeting of the Convention … Continue reading →
The 1857 Convention of Base Ball Players met for the second and final time on February 25 at Smith’s Hotel, the headquarters of the Knickerbocker Club, with the following clubs represented: Knickerbocker, Gotham, Eagle, Empire, Putnam, Baltic, Excelsior, Atlantic, Harmony, … Continue reading →
William Ryczek writes about Doc Adams in his book, “Base Ball Founders: The Clubs, Players and Cities of the Northeast That Established the Game”.
Continue reading →An article in the West Haven Courier reports on the death of “an old baseball player”, recounting Henry Chadwick’s letter to the Sporting Life.
Continue reading →This article appeared in the Sporting News on the page 5 of the February 4, 1899 edition. In the article, Henry Chadwick shares the last letter he received from ‘his old base ball friend’. Doc reminisces about base ball, from … Continue reading →
On January 31, 1899, Henry Chadwick wrote to the editor of the Sporting Life with reminiscences of his late friend and baseball pioneer, Dr. Daniel ‘Doc’ Lucius Adams. The letter was published on the front page of the February 4, … Continue reading →