1856.8
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Knickerbocker Rules Meeting Held
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| Location | Greater New York CityGreater New York City |
| City/State/Country: | NYC, NY, United States |
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| Text | At the close of 1856 it was decided that a revision of the rules was necessary, and a meeting of the Knickerbockers was held and a new code established. The outcome of this was the first actual convention of ball clubs. John Thorn adds that the session was held December 6 at Smith's Hotel at 462 Broome Street, and that it was a Knicks-only meeting. |
| Sources | The Tribune Book of Open-Air Sports, page 71, quoted in Weaver, Amusements and Sports, page 98, according to Seymour, Harold - Notes in the Seymour Collection at Cornell University, Kroch Library Department of Rare and Manuscript Collections, collection 4809. |
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1856.8 Knickerbocker Rules Meeting Held"
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