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- 1831.1 + (<p><strong>Notes:</strong&g … <p><strong>Notes:</strong> </p></br><p>Is it accurate to call this a "town ball" club? When was it formed? Dean Sullivan dates it to 1837, while J. M. Ward [<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ward's Base Ball</span> Book, page 18] sets 1831 as the date of formation. The constitution was revised in 1837, but the Olympic Club merged with the Camden Town ball Club in 1833, and that event is regarded as the formation date of the Olympics. The story of the Olympics is covered in "Sporting Gossip," by "the Critic" in an unidentified photocopy found at the Giamatti Research Center at the HOF. What appears to be a continuation of this article is also at the HOF. It is "Evolution of Baseball from 1833 Up to the Present Time," by Horace S. Fogel, and appeared in <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Philadelphia Daily Evening Telegraph</span>, March 22-23, 1908.</p></br><p><strong>2 </strong>Are we certain that the "firsts" listed in this entry predate the initial appearance of the indicated innovations in American cricket?</p></br><p> </p> entry predate the initial appearance of the indicated innovations in American cricket?</p> <p> </p>)