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|Text=<p>"Prior to the mass manufacturing of baseballs, each one was hand-made and consisted of strips of rubber twisted around a round shape (or, earlier, any solid substance, such as a rock or bullet), covered [wound?] with yarn and then with leather or cloth.  Needless to say, the quality and consistency of the early balls varied considerable.  In the mid-1850s, two men, Harvey Ross, as sail maker who was a member of the Atlantics, and John Van Horn, a shoemaker who was a member of the Union Club or Morrisania, began to manufacture baseballs on a regular basis.  Van Horn took rubber strips from the old shoes in his shop and cut them up to provide the centers for his baseballs."</p>
|Text=<p>"Prior to the mass manufacturing of baseballs, each one was hand-made and consisted of strips of rubber twisted around a round shape (or, earlier, any solid substance, such as a rock or bullet), covered [wound?] with yarn and then with leather or cloth.  Needless to say, the quality and consistency of the early balls varied considerable.  In the mid-1850s, two men, Harvey Ross, as sail maker who was a member of the Atlantics, and John Van Horn, a shoemaker who was a member of the Union Club or Morrisania, began to manufacture baseballs on a regular basis.  Van Horn took rubber strips from the old shoes in his shop and cut them up to provide the centers for his baseballs."</p>
<p>William Ryczek, <u>Baseball's First Inning</u> (McFarland, 2009), page 35.  For more details, Bill recommends Chapter 9 of Peter Morris' <u>A Game of Inches</u> (Ivan Dee, 2006).</p>
<p>William Ryczek, <u>Baseball's First Inning</u> (McFarland, 2009), page 35.  For more details, Bill recommends Chapter 9 of Peter Morris' <u>A Game of Inches</u> (Ivan Dee, 2006).</p>
<p>Peter Morris notes that Henry Chadwick recalled that "even with only two ball makers, the demand [for balls] in the 1850s was so limited" that ballmaking remained a sidelight for both ballmakers.  <u>A Game of Inches</u>, page 397.  He cites the March 13, 1909 <u>Sporting Life</u> and the 1890 <u>Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide</u> as sources.</p>
<p>Peter Morris notes that Henry Chadwick recalled that "even with only two ball makers, the demand [for balls] in the 1850s was so limited" that ballmaking remained a sidelight for both ballmakers.  <u>A Game of Inches</u>, page 397.  He cites the March 13, 1909 <u>Sporting Life</u> and the 1890 <u>Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide</u> as sources.</p>
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"Prior to the mass manufacturing of baseballs, each one was hand-made and consisted of strips of rubber twisted around a round shape (or, earlier, any solid substance, such as a rock or bullet), covered [wound?] with yarn and then with leather or cloth. Needless to say, the quality and consistency of the early balls varied considerable. In the mid-1850s, two men, Harvey Ross, as sail maker who was a member of the Atlantics, and John Van Horn, a shoemaker who was a member of the Union Club or Morrisania, began to manufacture baseballs on a regular basis. Van Horn took rubber strips from the old shoes in his shop and cut them up to provide the centers for his baseballs."

William Ryczek, Baseball's First Inning (McFarland, 2009), page 35. For more details, Bill recommends Chapter 9 of Peter Morris' A Game of Inches (Ivan Dee, 2006).

Peter Morris notes that Henry Chadwick recalled that "even with only two ball makers, the demand [for balls] in the 1850s was so limited" that ballmaking remained a sidelight for both ballmakers. A Game of Inches, page 397. He cites the March 13, 1909 Sporting Life and the 1890 Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide as sources.

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