[Ads-l] Antedating of "Position" (Sports)

[Shapiro, Fred]

1848 By-laws and Rules of the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club 10

The Captains shall have absolute direction of the game, and shall designate the position each player shall occupy in the field, which position cannot be changed without their consent.

Fred Shapiro


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