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JANUARY
1882

Saturday, January 7th

IN THE NEWS: The National League will continue the practice of using different color patterns on uniforms for the different positions. Third basemen will wear gray and white uniforms, as the blue and white uniforms originally sought were "impossible to obtain."

Saturday, January 14th

IN THE NEWS: Philadelphia officials, justifiably proud of their new multi-purpose baseball park, declare that it "will be placed in first-class condition for base ball, football, lacrosse and law-tennis; also bicycle and pedestrian performances."

Friday, January 20th

IN THE NEWS: The Kentucky Legislature modifies a recently passed law which inadvertently prohibited the playing of baseball games in the commonwealth.