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New England Association Forms , Intends to "Ignore the New York Game"
| Salience | Peripheral |
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| Tags | Pre-modern RulesPre-modern Rules |
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| City/State/Country: | Boston, MA, United States |
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| Game | Massachusetts GameMassachusetts Game |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text | "Convention of Base Ball Players -- "A convention of delegates from clubs that play the New England game, was held at the Parker House this morning, to organize a 'New England Association,' which shall ignore the New York game. Twenty gentlemen were present, and were presided over by Mr. Richard Parks of Stoneham, with Mr. C. A. Brown as Secretary. The clubs represented were: "Excelsior of Upton, Wyoma of Lynn, Liberty of Danvers, Alpha of Ashland, Active of Salem, Wenuchess of Lynn, Union of Danvers, Warren of South Danvers, Warren of Randolph, Peabody of Danvers, and Kearsarge of Stoneham. "The association was duly formed, and the following officers were chosen to serve till next April: "Daniel A.Caskin, of Danvers, President; J. Albert Parker, of Ashland, and William Kinsley, of Randolph, Vice Presidents; Richard Park [sic], of Stoneham, Secretary; Moses Kimball, of Danvers, Treasurer. "The constitution of the Massachusetts Club [sic] was taken as a basis, and all desirable alterations made in it, after which the meeting adjourned till next April."
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| Sources |
Boston Traveler, September 15, 1866. Note: In his article on the Kearsarge Club in Base Ball Founders (McFarland, 2013 -- pages 304-307), Peter Morris cites two other sources of this event: Boston Daily Advertiser, September 17, 1866, and Springfield Republican, September 18,1866, page 4. |
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| Query | [] Was there actually a single "Massachusetts Club" constitution in 1866 to draw from? Did it have the same playing rules as the New England rules adopted in 1858? [] Richard "Parks" or Richard "Park"? [] Do we have records of these 11 clubs playing in 1866, or earlier? [] "Wenuchess" Club? Peter Morris' guess is "Wencehuse" Edit with form to add a query |
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| Submitted by | Brian Sheehy |
| Submission Note | June 18, 2015 |
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1866.9 New England Association Forms , Intends to "Ignore the New York Game""
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