Father of Base Ball
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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Father of Base Ball
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 Princeton Clarion on August 1, 1895.
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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 Crawford Avalanche on July 25, 1895.
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The first three parts of the ‘Father of Baseball’ definition in the Dickson Baseball Dictionary are telling: Henry Chadwick (well deserved) “Cartwright Myth” Dr. Daniel Lucius “Doc” Adams (’nuff said)
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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 St Paul Daily Globe on June 30, 1895.
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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 The Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette on June 27, 1895.
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On August 16, 1898, Henry Chadwick wrote me responding to my 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 →
The Father of Baseball
On August 16, 1898, Henry Chadwick wrote me responding to my 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 →
The Father of Baseball
On August 16, 1898, Henry Chadwick wrote me responding to my 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 →
The Father of Base Ball ca. 1895!
In doing some Doc Adams research, Cathy Ratzenberger, came across the article to the left. It was in the June 30, 1895 edition of the Saint Paul Daily Globe and pre-dates the seminal Sporting News article of February 24, 1896, “Dr. … Continue reading →