February 9, 1883

NEW YORK, New York

Adolescence, New York City 1880s, City Life

Boys do not like sitting around and talking. They would much rather be running, jumping, throwing, and screaming. So it comes as a complete surprise to see that on February 9, 1883, a group of adolescent boys, aged anywhere from ten to sixteen, gathered together as delegates of eleven of New York's grammar schools to form a baseball club. The boys came from the city's schools, known by numbers and...