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Talk About Big Shoes To Fill

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on August 28, 2022 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 16, 2021

It’s always a challenge for children to live up to their celebrity relatives.This article in the “Argus and Patriot” (Montpelier, VT) dated August 28, 1895 illustrates that this is not a new phenomenon. The article is a recount of a … Continue reading →

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Henry Chadwick On The Father Of Baseball

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on August 16, 2022 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 12, 2021

On August 16, 1898, Henry Chadwick wrote to Doc Adams responding to Doc’s letter congratulating him on the title of “Father of Base Ball”. Mr. Chadwick wrote: “That title of ‘Father of Base Ball’ is out of place. Base like Topsy ‘never … Continue reading →

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Talk About Big Shoes To Fill

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on November 30, 2021 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 10, 2021

It’s always a challenge for children to live up to their celebrity relatives.This article in the “Argus and Patriot” (Montpelier, VT) dated August 28, 1895 illustrates that this is not a new phenomenon. The article is a recount of a … Continue reading →

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A Biography of “The Father of Baseball”

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on November 8, 2021 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 11, 2021

Doc Adams role as a baseball pioneer is highlighted in “The Father of Baseball”, A Biography of Henry Chadwick by Andrew J. Schiff. This is a biography of a baseball Hall of Famer who also bears the moniker of “Father … Continue reading →

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Henry Chadwick On The Father of Baseball

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on August 17, 2021 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.July 14, 2022

On August 16, 1898, Henry Chadwick wrote Doc Adams responding to Adams’ letter congratulating him on the title of Father of Base Ball. Mr. Chadwick wrote: “That title of ‘Father of Base Ball’ is out of place. Base like Topsy … Continue reading →

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The New Biographical History Of Baseball

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on July 11, 2021 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.December 10, 2021

Donald Dewey and Nicholas Acocella in their book, “The New Biographical History of Baseball: The Classic—Completely Revised” refer to Doc Adams as one of the “candidates for the honorific title of Father of Baseball”.

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Father Of Base Ball

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on June 30, 2021 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.June 24, 2022

The seminal interview of Doc Adams that appeared in the February 29, 1896 Sporting News has surfaced in several places previously. This version, found in the Chicago Chronicle on June 23, 1895, is the earliest we’ve found to date.

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Father of Base Ball

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on August 18, 2020 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.June 24, 2022

The seminal interview of Doc Adams that appeared in the February 29, 1896 Sporting News has surfaced in several places previously. This version appeared in The Daily Republican on August 17, 1895.

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Father of Base Ball

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on August 5, 2020 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.June 24, 2022

The seminal interview of Doc Adams that appeared in the February 29, 1896 Sporting News has surfaced in several places previously. This version appeared in The Daily Mail on August 5, 1895.

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Father of Base Ball

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on August 3, 2020 by Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr.June 24, 2022

The seminal interview of Doc Adams that appeared in the February 29, 1896 Sporting News has surfaced in several places previously. This version appeared in the Altoona Evening Telegraph on August 3, 1895.

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