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|Year=1860
|Year=1860
|Year Number=62
|Year Number=62
|Headline=Knickerbocker Base Ball Club, Inc.
|Headline=Athletic Club Takes the Field
|Salience=3
|Salience=2
|Tags=Business of Baseball,  
|Location=Philadelphia,  
|Country=USA
|Country=USA
|State=NY
|State=PA
|City=NYC
|City=Philadelphia
|Game=Base Ball,  
|Game=Base Ball,  
|Text=<p>"An act to incorporate the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club, of the city of New York," was submitted to the Assembly of the State of New York. Also &nbsp;applying were the Empire, Yorkville, Eagle, and Black Joke clubs, all of New York City. &nbsp;All were successful, their Acts being passed in January and February, 1860.</p>
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
<p>&nbsp;</p>
|Age of Players=Adult
|Sources=<p><em>Journal of the Assembly of the State of New-York at their Eighty-Third Session&nbsp;</em>(Albany, 1860), p.682.</p>
|Text=<p>"A match game of base ball will be played on Saturday afternoon between the Athletic and Pennsylvania Clubs, on the grounds of the former at Camac's Woods, the play to commence at 2 1/2 o'clock, precisely. This is the first match of the Athletic..."</p>
|Comment=<p>Richard Hershberger speculates that the purpose of incorporation was aid in securing playing grounds.</p>
|Sources=<p><em>Philadelphia Inquirer</em>, Sep. 21, 1860</p>
|Submitted by=John Thorn email to 19cBB 1/18/2013
|Comment=<p>"Athletic" proved to be the most durable club name in baseball.</p>
|Submitted by=Bob Tholkes
|Submission Note=3/7/2014
|Has Supplemental Text=No
|Has Supplemental Text=No
}}
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Athletic Club Takes the Field

Salience Noteworthy
Location Philadelphia
City/State/Country: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Game Base Ball
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
Text

"A match game of base ball will be played on Saturday afternoon between the Athletic and Pennsylvania Clubs, on the grounds of the former at Camac's Woods, the play to commence at 2 1/2 o'clock, precisely. This is the first match of the Athletic..."

Sources

Philadelphia Inquirer, Sep. 21, 1860

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"Athletic" proved to be the most durable club name in baseball.

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Submitted by Bob Tholkes
Submission Note 3/7/2014



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