1859.35

Base Ball Community Eyes Use of Central Park

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Text	A "committee on behalf of the Base Ball clubs" recently conferred with NY's Central Park Commissioners about opening Park space for baseball. Under discussion is a proviso that "no club shall be permitted to use the grounds unless two-thirds of the members be residents of this city." This issue has been on the minds of baseball at least since the first Rules Convention. The sentiment is that other sports have access that baseball does not. See #1857.2 above. According to the New York Times of December 11,1858, the Central Park Commission had referred the ballplayers' appeal to a committee. [Facsimile contributed by Bill Ryczek, 12/29/09.]
Sources	"BASE BALL IN THE CENTRAL PARK," The New York Clipper (January 22 - or June 22 - 1859), page number omitted from scrapbook clipping.
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