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Origin of Baseball Debate Fights Rounders Claim
A 1905 tribute argues baseball began in America, not from rounders, citing Knickerbocker club origins in 1845 and a proposed special commission to settle the origin question. It recounts travels, Rounders disputes, and a call for proofs from Henry Chadwick and other baseball figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knickerbocker Baseball Club
New York City
Henry Chadwick
Chadwick
England
Boston
Philadelphia Athletic
Rounders
Mr. Chadwick
Mit
Knickerbocker Club
New York
Col
James Lee
Dr. Ransom
Abraham Tucker
James Fisher
W. Vail
Alexander J. Curtwright
Wm. R. Wheaton
Duncan F. Curry
E. R. Dupignac
Wm. H. Tucker
Daniel L. Adams
James E. Sullivan
American Sports Publishing Company
Warren Street
Board of Baseball Commissioners
Morgan G. Bulkley
United States
Connecticut
National League
Arthur P. Gorman
Maryland
Old National Baseball Club
Washington, D. C
A. G. Mills
N. 4. Young
Washington
D. C
Sullivan