The softball game (1887)

Indoor baseball, paste ball, playground, "soft ball", kitten ball. Contribution to Chicago's sports, and corporate contribution to picnics and American culture is softball.

This sport was first performed indoors at the Farragat Boat Club in Chicago in 1887 and was named "Softball" in 1926. After "Century Progress" World Expo held in Chicago in 1933, interest increased

Graduates of Harvard and Yale at Farragut Boat Club Jim created a game during Thanksgiving and were waiting for the outcome of the annual Harvard - Yale football game. Passionate Alice threw a boxing glove to Harvard's alum and crushed it with a stick. In the afternoon on the right this is qualified as an inspiration. George Hancock, a correspondent of the Chicago-based futures exchange, highly appreciates this idea.

Soccer scores: Yale of Chicago, 17 years old, Harvard, Softball scores 41-40, it is not clear who is going to hit

In 1996, girls' short range softball temporarily became an Olympic sports, but it was excluded from the 2012 game. Today, the Amateur Softball Association claims that more than 40 million people participate in this sport every year.

The size of the ball has often changed until the 20th century. 12 inch games are used in most parts of the world, and gloves and field games are required.

Chicago has nothing to do with innovation leaving a 16-inch ball - so you can play in smaller fields, play in bad weather without gloves

Softball was created in 1887 by George Hancock in Chicago. The game began with indoor deformation of baseball, and eventually turned into an outdoor game. At the level of leisure and competition, the popularity of softball is very high. Indeed, women's first softball is not only a popular high school or university sports but also in Olympic sports in 1996. One game; - The home team hits a ball called "Bottom" later in each game. Station games have no fixed time; half of each game will last until defense accumulates 3 innings. If the game ends after the last game, that match enters "one game" and will continue until the team has reached the end of the match.

Softball is a sport known both in the United States and the world. Softball started in Thanksgiving in Chicago in 1887. It is said that this game started as an indoor game. Softball was launched by a group of people gathered at the club to watch Harvard and Yale football games. When the news were announced and Yale broke Harvard University 17-8, Yale's supporters overcome his enthusiasm, picked up an old boxing glove and threw it to a nearby Harvard college graduate. That's it. As a result, an idea was given to Mr. George Hancock, a reporter of the Chicago Transaction Committee. He proposed to play an indoor baseball game. Of course, Hancock's friends believe that he is talking about playing games outdoors rather than playing games indoors. Show more