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A list of all pages that have property "Text"Text" is a predefined property that represents text of arbitrary length and is provided by <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Special_properties">Semantic MediaWiki</a>." with value "&lt;p&gt;The Olympic Ball Club of Philadelphia unites with a group of ball players based in Camden, NJ&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Orem writes:  "An association of Town  Ball players began playing at Camden, New Jersey on Market Street in the Spring of 1831."&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Orem says, without citing a source, that "On the first day but four players appeared, so the game was "Cat Ball," called in some parts of New England at the time "Two Old Cat."  Later accounts report that the club formed in 1833, although J. M. Ward [1888] also dated the formation of the club to 1831.  &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Orem notes that "so great was the prejudice of the general public against the game at the time that the players were frequently censured by their friends for indulging in such a childish amusement."&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;* * *&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In January 2017, Richard Hershberger reported (19CBB posting) that after more than five decades, the club disbanded in 1887 -- see S&lt;em&gt;upplemental Text&lt;/em&gt;, below.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The Olympic Club played Town Ball until it switched to modern base ball in 1860.  See Chronology entry [[1860.64]].  &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;* * *&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For a reconstruction of the rules of Philadelphia town ball, see Hershberger,  below. Games were played under the term "town ball" in Cincinnati as well as Philadelphia and a number of southern locations (for an unedited map of 23 locations with references to town ball, conduct an &lt;em&gt;Enhanced Search&lt;/em&gt; for &lt;town ball&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;* * *&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The club is credited with several firsts in American baserunning games: &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;[] 1833: first game played between two established clubs -- see Chronology entry [[1833c.12]].&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;[] 1837: first team to play in uniforms -- see Chronology entry [[1837.14]].&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;[] 1969: First interracial game -- See Chronology entry [[1869.3]].&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;* * *&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;". Since there have been only a few results, also nearby values are displayed.

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