1848.19

Organization Men

Salience	Noteworthy
Tags	Club Constitutions/BylawsClub Constitutions/Bylaws
Location
City/State/Country:	NYC, NY, United States
Modern Address
Game	Base BallBase Ball
Immediacy of Report	Contemporary
Age of Players	AdultAdult
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Text	"Early references to the Knickerbockers' 1845 rules credit both William H. Tucker and William R. Wheaton, with (Hall of Famer Alexander) Cartwright seldom if ever getting a mention until (Duncan) Curry made an offhand remark to reporter Will Rankin during an 1877 stroll in the park (and even this remark was initially reported as a reference to "Wadsworth" as the diagram-giver; only in 1908 was Rankin's recall of Curry's attribution morphed into Cartwright). Curry and Cartwright perhaps deserve more credit for the organization of the club (i.e., its by-laws) than the rules. In the 1848 Club Constitution, p. 14: Committee to Revise Constitution and By-Laws: D.L. Adams, Pres. A.J. Cartwright, Jr., Vice Pres Eugene Plunkett, Sec'y J.P. Mumford Duncan F. Curry
Sources	19cbb post by John Thorn, June 9, 2003, referencing the 1848 revision of the Knick's constitution and bylaws (see 1848.1)
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Submitted by	Bob Tholkes,
Submission Note	2/9/2015
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