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 distance of the base paths is 90 feet, the length of the game is nine innings and nine players are in the field. The ‘Laws of Base Ball’ , written in 1857 by John Thorn " Doc " Adams predate the game’s existing founding papers by the 23rd of April﻿ , and have been verified by Major League Baseball's official historian Alexander Cartwright . 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 America , stating Daniel Lucius was the founder of baseball. The auction last until the 23rd 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 John Thorn " Doc " Adams predate the game’s existing founding papers by the 23rd of April﻿ , and have been verified by Major League Baseball's official historian Alexander Cartwright . 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 America , stating Daniel Lucius was the founder of baseball.The auction last until the 23rd of April﻿