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Knicks Call for Convention of Clubs
| Salience | Prominent |
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| Location | Greater New York CityGreater New York City |
| City/State/Country: | NYC, NY, United States |
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| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text | The Knickerbocker Base Ball Club at its meeting of Dec. 6, 1856, issued a call for a convention of the base ball clubs and appointed a special committee chaired by D. L. (Doc) Adams to supervise same. The clubs were requested to "select three representatives to meet at No 462 Broome street, in the city of New York, on Thursday, the 22d day of January, 1857." The Knick's resolution did not specify a purpose for the convention. |
| Sources | New York Herald, December 22, 1856; Spirit of the Times, January 3, 1857 |
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| Submitted by | Robert Tholkes |
| Submission Note | 10/24/2013 |
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1856.28 Knicks Call for Convention of Clubs"
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