Rules Myths Part 1

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by CO ump

"A player running the bases shall be out, if the ball is in the hands of an adversary on the base, or the runner is touched with it before he makes his base;"

Here's the original knickerbocker rule from 1845.

1. The Knickerbocker, or Cartwright, Rules were not the first rules of baseball. They are most likely in part a codification of what was oral tradition rather than a total creation of one man, a committee or a club.

2. There are records of organized baseball being played in New York in the 1820's, 25 years prior to the Knickerbocker Rules.

3. A record of written rules for Base - Ball, exists from the 18th century.

How many hours, days, weeks have you spent researching notes, papers, articles, books, letters in the museurm archives in New York, Washington and Boston? How many organizations turn to you for orginal interpretations and suggested modern enforcement?



(Almost to page 9)