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|Tags=Club Constitutions/Bylaws, Equipment, | |Tags=Club Constitutions/Bylaws, Equipment, | ||
|Country= | |Country=United States | ||
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|State=PA | |State=PA | ||
|City=Philadelphia | |City=Philadelphia | ||
|Game=Philadelphia Town Ball, | |Game=Philadelphia Town Ball, | ||
|Age of Players=Adult | |Age of Players=Adult | ||
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|Sources=<p>Murray Dubin, "The Old, Really Old, Ball Game Both Philadelphia and New York Can Claim As the Nation's First Team, <em>The Inquirer,</em> October 28, 2009.</p> | <p>“In 1833, a group of Philadelphia players formed a team, the Olympics. By 1837, the team had a clubhouse at Broad and Wallace Streets, a constitution, records of their games, and uniforms - dark blue pants, a scarlet-trimmed white shirt, and a white cap trimmed in blue.”</p> | ||
<p>See <a href="http://articles.philly.com/2009-10-28/sports/25272492_1_modern-baseball-baseball-rivalry-cities,">http://articles.philly.com/2009-10-28/sports/25272492_1_modern-baseball-baseball-rivalry-cities,</a> accessed 8/16/2014. </p> | <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> </p> | ||
<p>The article does not give a source for the 1837 description of the Olympic uniform.</p> | |Sources=<p>Murray Dubin, "The Old, Really Old, Ball Game Both Philadelphia and New York Can Claim As the Nation's First Team," <em>The Inquirer,</em> October 28, 2009.</p> | ||
<p>See <a href="http://articles.philly.com/2009-10-28/sports/25272492_1_modern-baseball-baseball-rivalry-cities,">http://articles.philly.com/2009-10-28/sports/25272492_1_modern-baseball-baseball-rivalry-cities,</a> accessed 8/16/2014. (Login required as of 2/20/2018.)</p> | |||
|Query=<p>What is the original documentation of this uniform | <p>The article does not give a source for the 1837 description of the Olympic Club uniform.</p> | ||
<p>Do we know if earlier cricket clubs in the US used club uniforms? </p> | |Comment=<p>Richard Hershberger adds, in email of 2/20/2018:</p> | ||
<p>"The entry lacks a source for the Olympic uniform. I don't have a description, but the club's 1838 constitution mentions the uniform several times: the Recorder, who is to have the pattern uniform, and duty of the members to provide themselves with said uniform, with a fine of 25 cents a month for failure to do so, with the Recorder noting these on the month Club Day." </p> | |||
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|Query=<p>What is the original documentation of this uniform specification?</p> | |||
<p>Do we know if earlier cricket clubs in the US used club uniforms? In Britain? Are prior uniforms known for other sports?</p> | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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“In 1833, a group of Philadelphia players formed a team, the Olympics. By 1837, the team had a clubhouse at Broad and Wallace Streets, a constitution, records of their games, and uniforms - dark blue pants, a scarlet-trimmed white shirt, and a white cap trimmed in blue.”
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| Sources | Murray Dubin, "The Old, Really Old, Ball Game Both Philadelphia and New York Can Claim As the Nation's First Team," The Inquirer, October 28, 2009. See http://articles.philly.com/2009-10-28/sports/25272492_1_modern-baseball-baseball-rivalry-cities, accessed 8/16/2014. (Login required as of 2/20/2018.) The article does not give a source for the 1837 description of the Olympic Club uniform. |
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| Comment | Richard Hershberger adds, in email of 2/20/2018: "The entry lacks a source for the Olympic uniform. I don't have a description, but the club's 1838 constitution mentions the uniform several times: the Recorder, who is to have the pattern uniform, and duty of the members to provide themselves with said uniform, with a fine of 25 cents a month for failure to do so, with the Recorder noting these on the month Club Day."
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