The American pastime of baseball has a new founding father , according to documents found in private hands which are being put up for auction . The ‘ Laws of Base Ball ’ , written in 1857 by Daniel Lucius " Doc " Adams preceded the game ’s official founding papers by three years , and have been verified by Major League Baseball 's official historian John Thorn . The new documents lay out rules such as the game ’s length and number of players . As yet , there are no plans to remove a plaque in the Baseball Hall of Fame in New York , stating Alexander Cartwright was the founder of baseball . The auction last until the end of April﻿
The American pastime of baseball has a new founding father, thanks to documents held in private hands which are being put up for auction. The ‘Laws of Base Ball’, written in 1857 by Daniel Lucius "Doc" Adams predate the game’s existing founding papers by three years, and have been verified by Major League Baseball's official historian John Thorn. The new documents lay out rules such as the game’s length and number of players. As yet, there are no plans to remove a plaque in the Baseball Hall of Fame in New York, stating Alexander Cartwright was the founder of baseball.The auction last until the 23rd of April﻿