In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Lafe McCorkle
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
Baseball, as played in the USA, was invented or organised by Abner
Doubleday sometime in the mid to late nineteenth century. For many
years it was played by men only. Women and girls were were relegated
to softball, which is played with a larger less dense ball. In early
years the runner could be tagged by being hit by a thrown ball.
I refer you to :
http://www.nra-rounders.co.uk/history.html
Basketball was invented by Dr. James Neismith. Odly, in the list of
University of Kansas basketball Coaches, Naismith was the only coach
to post a lifetime losing record. In the early years of basktball,
women played a modified version in which players were divided offence
and defence, each restricted their own half court.Only men played full
court.
You have got me there because, as far as I can see we copied our netball
from the US. Interesting that it was deemed to be girls sport in the UK
though but then our rugby player don't wear helmets, padded shirts etc.
Tee hee.
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