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'''A Table of Contents for the newsletters is located at the bottom of this page'''.
'''A Table of Contents for the newsletters is located at the bottom of this page'''.
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February 2021 Issue
February 2021 Issue
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May 2021 Issue
May 2021 Issue
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September 2021 Issue
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December 2021 Issue
December 2021 Issue
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Next Destin'd Post Newsletter
Next Destin'd Post Newsletter
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<p>'''Origins Newsletter Table of Contents'''</p>
<p>January 2013 (vol. 2, No. 1) Issue</p>
<p>Feb. 2021 issue</p>
<p>Interview with John Thorn
<br>Digger Update
<br>George Thompson's 1823 Find
<br>The New Protoball Website
<br>Tom Altherr's New Finds
<br>Recap of 19th CBB Discussions
<br></p>
<p>April 2013 (vol. 2, no 3) Issue</p>
<p>Interview with Peter Morris
<br>How Randall Brown Found the 1887 William Wheaton Article
<br>Digger Update
<br>New on the Protoball Website
<br>Tom Altherr's New Finds
<br>Recap of 19th CBB Discussions
<br></p>
<p>June 2013 (vol. 2, no. 4) Issue</p>
<p>Interview with Bill Ryczek
<br>MLB and the William Bray find
<br>Digger Update
<br>Deb Shattuck's Lady Ballplayers
<br>What's New in Protoball
<br>Recap of 19th CBB Discussions
<br></p>
<p>August 2013 (vol. 2, no. 5) Issue</p>
<p>Interview with Bill Johnson
<br>Rochester's New BB History Group
<br>Digger Update
<br>The New Protoball Website
<br>Recap of 19th CBB Discussions
<br></p>
<p>'''Origins Newsletter Table of Contents '''</p>
<p>'''(Latest Additions, Find of the Month, Research Requests, Bulletin Board are in every issue and not listed separately)&nbsp;'''</p>
<p>February 2021 issue</p>
<p>'''Predecessor Game: Rounders…Page 1'''
<p>'''Predecessor Game: Rounders…Page 1'''
<br>'''Such Tumbles, Such Collisions: Sportswriting…Page 4'''
<br>'''Such Tumbles, Such Collisions: Sportswriting…Page 4'''
<br>'''The First Baseball Game in Mexico…Page 10'''
<br>'''The First Baseball Game in Mexico…Page 10'''
<br>'''Lost for 200 Years: an 1821 mention of baseball…Page 15'''
<br>'''Lost for 200 Years: an 1821 mention of baseball…Page 15'''
<br>'''Early English Baseball Notes…Page 17'''
<br>'''Early English Baseball Notes…Page 17'''<br></p>
<br>'''Latest Protoball Additions…Page 18'''
<br>'''Find of the Month…Page 20'''
<br>'''Research Requests…Page 21'''
<br>'''Bulletin Board…Page 22'''</p>
<p>May 2021 issue</p>
<p>May 2021 issue</p>
<p>'''Rounders--A Game That “Gets No Respect”…Page 2'''
<p>'''Rounders--A Game That “Gets No Respect”…Page 2'''
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<br>'''Bob Tholkes’ Potpourri…Page 14'''
<br>'''Bob Tholkes’ Potpourri…Page 14'''
<br>'''Ballgame in Canada in 1803? …Page 17'''
<br>'''Ballgame in Canada in 1803? …Page 17'''
<br>'''Latest Protoball Additions…Page 20'''
<br></p>
<br>'''Find of the Month…Page 21'''
<p>August 2021 issue</p>
<br>'''Research Requests…Page 25'''
<br>'''Bulletin Board…Page 26'''</p>
<p>Aug. 2021 issue</p>
<p>'''Interview with Tom Gilbert…Page 2'''
<p>'''Interview with Tom Gilbert…Page 2'''
<br>'''A Plague is Upon Us: Early Baseball Op-Eds…Page 3'''
<br>'''A Plague is Upon Us: Early Baseball Op-Eds…Page 3'''
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<br>'''Towards a Definition of Baseball….12'''
<br>'''Towards a Definition of Baseball….12'''
<br>'''Potpourri…Page 15'''
<br>'''Potpourri…Page 15'''
<br>'''Latest Protoball Additions…Page 17'''
<br></p>
<br>'''Find of the Month…Page 18'''
<p>December 2021 issue</p>
<br>'''Research Requests…Page 18'''
<br>'''Bulletin Board…Page 19'''</p>
<p>Dec. 2021 issue</p>
<p>'''Notes on the History and Evolution of Stoolball …Page 2'''
<p>'''Notes on the History and Evolution of Stoolball …Page 2'''
<br>'''Spread of Baseball thru 1870 …Page 7'''
<br>'''Spread of Baseball thru 1870 …Page 7'''
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<br>'''Early Women’s Baseball ...15'''
<br>'''Early Women’s Baseball ...15'''
<br>'''Potpourri …Page 17'''
<br>'''Potpourri …Page 17'''
<br>'''Latest Protoball Additions …Page 21'''
<br></p>
<br>'''Find of the Month …Page 22'''
<p>February 2022 issue</p>
<br>'''Research Requests …Page 23'''
<br>'''Bulletin Board …Page 23'''</p>
<p>Feb. 2022 issue</p>
<p>'''Wicket Observations from the Nutmeg State …Page 2'''
<p>'''Wicket Observations from the Nutmeg State …Page 2'''
<br>'''Interview with Bruce Allardice…Page 13'''
<br>'''Interview with Bruce Allardice…Page 13'''
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<br>'''Money-Ball like Stats for 1866 Club...Page 20'''
<br>'''Money-Ball like Stats for 1866 Club...Page 20'''
<br>'''Potpourri …Page 21'''
<br>'''Potpourri …Page 21'''
<br>'''Latest Protoball Additions …Page 23'''
<br></p>
<br>'''Find of the Month …Page 25'''
<br>'''Research Requests …Page 26'''
<br>'''Bulletin Board …Page 27'''</p>
<p>June 2022 issue</p>
<p>June 2022 issue</p>
<p>'''Interview with John Thorn…Page 2'''
<p>'''Interview with John Thorn…Page 2'''
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<br>'''At the Old Ball Game … Page 22'''
<br>'''At the Old Ball Game … Page 22'''
<br>'''Potpourri …Page 24'''
<br>'''Potpourri …Page 24'''
<br>'''Latest Protoball Additions …Page 27'''
<br></p>
<br>'''Find of the Month …Page 27'''
<p>October 2022 issue</p>
<br>'''Research Requests …Page 27'''
<br>'''Bulletin Board …Page 28'''</p>
<p>Oct. 2022 issue</p>
<p>'''Interview with Bob Tholkes …Page 2'''
<p>'''Interview with Bob Tholkes …Page 2'''
<br>'''Featured Game: Single Wicket Cricket …Page 4 '''
<br>'''Featured Game: Single Wicket Cricket …Page 4 '''
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<br>'''Baseball Moves to Philadelphia ...Page 18'''
<br>'''Baseball Moves to Philadelphia ...Page 18'''
<br>'''Potpourri …Page 20'''
<br>'''Potpourri …Page 20'''
<br>'''Latest Protoball Additions …Page 22'''
<br></p>
<br>'''Find of the Month …Page 23'''
<p>January 2023 issue</p>
<br>'''Research Requests …Page 24'''
<br>'''Bulletin Board …Page 24'''</p>
<p>Jan. 2023 issue</p>
<p>'''Interview with Jon Popovich …Page 2'''
<p>'''Interview with Jon Popovich …Page 2'''
<br>'''The Elysian Fields’ Impact on Baseball in New Jersey …Page 4 '''
<br>'''The Elysian Fields’ Impact on Baseball in New Jersey …Page 4 '''
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<br>'''Definition of Baseball (Part 2) …Page 17'''
<br>'''Definition of Baseball (Part 2) …Page 17'''
<br>'''Potpourri …Page 20'''
<br>'''Potpourri …Page 20'''
<br>'''Latest Protoball Additions …Page 25'''
<br></p>
<br>'''Find of the Month …Page 25'''
<br>'''Research Requests …Page 26'''
<br>'''Bulletin Board …Page 27'''</p>
<p>May 2023 Issue</p>
<p>May 2023 Issue</p>
<p>'''Opening Day in Newark, 1855 …Page 2'''
<p>'''Opening Day in Newark, 1855 …Page 2'''
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<br>'''1895 Interview with the “Father of Baseball,” ‘Doc Adams’ …Page 19'''
<br>'''1895 Interview with the “Father of Baseball,” ‘Doc Adams’ …Page 19'''
<br>'''Potpourri …Page 21'''
<br>'''Potpourri …Page 21'''
<br>'''Latest Protoball Additions …Page 26'''
<br></p>
<br>'''Finds of the Month …Page 27'''
<br>'''Research Requests …Page 27'''
<br>'''Bulletin Board …Page 28'''</p>
<p>August 2023 Issue</p>
<p>August 2023 Issue</p>
<p>'''Newark--Tapped at Both Ends…Page 2'''
<p>'''Newark--Tapped at Both Ends…Page 2'''
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<br>'''What’s Wrong with Baseball (1867)? …Page 20'''
<br>'''What’s Wrong with Baseball (1867)? …Page 20'''
<br>'''Potpourri …Page 29'''
<br>'''Potpourri …Page 29'''
<br>'''Latest Protoball Additions …Page 31'''
<br></p>
<br>'''Finds of the Month …Page 32'''
<p>December 2023 issue</p>
<br>'''Research Requests …Page 32'''
<p>'''Bessie’s Scorebook: A Window to the Past … Page 2'''<br>'''Data on the Coverage of Base Ball in Early Newspapers … Page 12'''<br>'''What was Ball-Stock? … Page 16'''<br>'''The First Base Ball Game in Chicago … Page 17'''<br>'''The Retreat—the Earliest Ball Grounds? … Page 20'''<br>'''Potpourri … Page 23'''<br></p>
<br>'''Bulletin Board …Page 33'''</p>
<p>February 2024 issue</p>
 
<p>'''Larry McCray Passes Away … Page 2'''
<br>'''Elle—Sri Lanka’s Variant Game … Page 3'''
<br>'''What was the First Base Ball Park? … Page 8'''
<br>'''How Baseball Spread … Page 18'''
<br>'''Baseball in American Culture—1867 … Page 25'''
<br>'''Potpourri … Page 30'''</p>

Latest revision as of 07:52, 8 March 2024

SABR Origins Research Committee Newsletters


The revived Base Ball Origins Newsletter, conceived and edited by Bruce Allardice, launched in February 2021. He is assisted by Larry McCray and Steve Sisto. Links to all the newsletters 2021- can be found at the SABR website, at the link immediately below.

A Table of Contents for the newsletters is located at the bottom of this page.

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February 2021 Issue

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May 2021 Issue

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September 2021 Issue

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December 2021 Issue

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Next Destin'd Post Newsletter

2012-2013 (to access, copy link shown below)
https
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January 2013 (vol. 2, No. 1) Issue

Interview with John Thorn
Digger Update
George Thompson's 1823 Find
The New Protoball Website
Tom Altherr's New Finds
Recap of 19th CBB Discussions

April 2013 (vol. 2, no 3) Issue

Interview with Peter Morris
How Randall Brown Found the 1887 William Wheaton Article
Digger Update
New on the Protoball Website
Tom Altherr's New Finds
Recap of 19th CBB Discussions

June 2013 (vol. 2, no. 4) Issue

Interview with Bill Ryczek
MLB and the William Bray find
Digger Update
Deb Shattuck's Lady Ballplayers
What's New in Protoball
Recap of 19th CBB Discussions

August 2013 (vol. 2, no. 5) Issue

Interview with Bill Johnson
Rochester's New BB History Group
Digger Update
The New Protoball Website
Recap of 19th CBB Discussions

Origins Newsletter Table of Contents

(Latest Additions, Find of the Month, Research Requests, Bulletin Board are in every issue and not listed separately) 

February 2021 issue

Predecessor Game: Rounders…Page 1
Such Tumbles, Such Collisions: Sportswriting…Page 4
The First Baseball Game in Mexico…Page 10
Lost for 200 Years: an 1821 mention of baseball…Page 15
Early English Baseball Notes…Page 17

May 2021 issue

Rounders--A Game That “Gets No Respect”…Page 2
When the Game Was NOT the Thing (in Mobile)…Page 6
An 1862 Rules Dispute…Page 8
Team Nicknames…Page 10
The Mysterious Origin of the Balk Rule….12
Bob Tholkes’ Potpourri…Page 14
Ballgame in Canada in 1803? …Page 17

August 2021 issue

Interview with Tom Gilbert…Page 2
A Plague is Upon Us: Early Baseball Op-Eds…Page 3
Peanuts, But no Cracker Jack: Food at early baseball games…Page 6
Rules of the Massachusetts Game…Page 9
Towards a Definition of Baseball….12
Potpourri…Page 15

December 2021 issue

Notes on the History and Evolution of Stoolball …Page 2
Spread of Baseball thru 1870 …Page 7
Interview with Richard Hershberger…Page 10
Brooklyn Rules! When baseball's nexus moved from NYC to Brooklyn…Page 14
Early Women’s Baseball ...15
Potpourri …Page 17

February 2022 issue

Wicket Observations from the Nutmeg State …Page 2
Interview with Bruce Allardice…Page 13
Swindling in 1867 …Page 17
Money-Ball like Stats for 1866 Club...Page 20
Potpourri …Page 21

June 2022 issue

Interview with John Thorn…Page 2
Featured Game: Old Cat …Page 4
“Opening Day” in Buffalo, 1858...Page 10
A Tale of Two Paintings …. Page 14
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ballplayer … Page 18
When did Baseball Go National? … Page 19
At the Old Ball Game … Page 22
Potpourri …Page 24

October 2022 issue

Interview with Bob Tholkes …Page 2
Featured Game: Single Wicket Cricket …Page 4
Cricket and the Rise of Baseball …Page 10
An Early “Thrible” Play …Page 15
Fatal Attraction …Page 15
Baseball Moves to Philadelphia ...Page 18
Potpourri …Page 20

January 2023 issue

Interview with Jon Popovich …Page 2
The Elysian Fields’ Impact on Baseball in New Jersey …Page 4
How Central was the Elysian Field to Early Baseball? …Page 7
Early Baseball Grounds--The Boston Common …Page 11
Soaking and the Birth of Baseball …Page 16
Definition of Baseball (Part 2) …Page 17
Potpourri …Page 20

May 2023 Issue

Opening Day in Newark, 1855 …Page 2
Early Baseball Grounds in Chicago …Page 7
Earliest Photos of Baseball …Page 13
Book Review--Early Illinois Baseball …Page 18
1895 Interview with the “Father of Baseball,” ‘Doc Adams’ …Page 19
Potpourri …Page 21

August 2023 Issue

Newark--Tapped at Both Ends…Page 2
Predecessor Game--Round Town Ball…Page 15
What’s Wrong with Baseball (1867)? …Page 20
Potpourri …Page 29

December 2023 issue

Bessie’s Scorebook: A Window to the Past … Page 2
Data on the Coverage of Base Ball in Early Newspapers … Page 12
What was Ball-Stock? … Page 16
The First Base Ball Game in Chicago … Page 17
The Retreat—the Earliest Ball Grounds? … Page 20
Potpourri … Page 23

February 2024 issue

Larry McCray Passes Away … Page 2
Elle—Sri Lanka’s Variant Game … Page 3
What was the First Base Ball Park? … Page 8
How Baseball Spread … Page 18
Baseball in American Culture—1867 … Page 25
Potpourri … Page 30

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