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- Book, "Handbook of Winter Sports," 1879 - Late-nineteenth-century sportswriter Henry Chadwick was an advocate for exercise and healthy activities. He is best known for his promotion of baseball, but encouraged Americans to participate in all types of sports. In 1879, he authored <em>Hand Book of Winter Sports</em>. The book instructs readers on how to play and enjoy several seasonal activities, including skating, curling, ice boating and American football.
- 1879
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Book, "Handbook of Winter Sports," 1879
Late-nineteenth-century sportswriter Henry Chadwick was an advocate for exercise and healthy activities. He is best known for his promotion of baseball, but encouraged Americans to participate in all types of sports. In 1879, he authored Hand Book of Winter Sports. The book instructs readers on how to play and enjoy several seasonal activities, including skating, curling, ice boating and American football.
- "The Base Ball Player's Book of Reference," by Henry Chadwick, 1867 - Henry Chadwick was a sports journalist and leading promoter of early baseball. He regularly wrote about baseball and helped develop standard rules for the game. Chadwick's 1867 reference helped teach the game to interested audiences and set rules for teams to follow. The twenty-four clubs who competed in the 1867 World's Tournament of Base Ball, held in Detroit, used it as the official rulebook.
- 1867
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"The Base Ball Player's Book of Reference," by Henry Chadwick, 1867
Henry Chadwick was a sports journalist and leading promoter of early baseball. He regularly wrote about baseball and helped develop standard rules for the game. Chadwick's 1867 reference helped teach the game to interested audiences and set rules for teams to follow. The twenty-four clubs who competed in the 1867 World's Tournament of Base Ball, held in Detroit, used it as the official rulebook.