history+of+softball


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 * it can be played from any age really
 * younger version of baseball
 * Started by elements of sports like boating, boxing, and football
 * Softball was first introduced on thanksgiving day, 1887 at a Harvard vs Yale football game
 * They made it indoor baseball for collage boys because it would keep them in shape cause they cant go outside because of the weather
 * Started in Chicago, Milwaukee, and the upper Midwest of Canada
 * first called softball in 1926after the Denver YMCA official brought the name up as a suggestion.
 * softball made a huge leap in 1933 when a reporter from Chicago and a salesman of sporting goods made a softball tournament to go along with the world’s fair
 * in 1999 softball was introduced to Australia
 * After world war 2 Canadian solders introduced softball to the Netherlands
 * The first British women’s softball league was established in 1983
 * The rubber pitching plate is anywhere from 35 to 50 feet from home plate
 * the distance between bases rang from 55 to 60 feet
 * fast pitch has caught the most attention internationally
 * a 12 inch ball is the standard with a lot of youth leagues
 * the us mens team won the 1966 title
 * Since 1951, the International Softball Federation has governed worldwide softball competition.
 * the first women’ fastpitch world championships were played in 1965 in Melbourne, Australia.
 * In 1996, women’s softball hit its highest peak when it became an Olympic medal event.
 * The 1996 Olympics also marked a key era in the introduction of technology in softball; the IOC funded a landmark biomechanical study on pitching during the games.
 * Men and women of every age participated in the sport. In 1931, a team of men who called themselves the Kids and Kubs traveled around the country playing softball. What made them so unique was they were all at least 75 years old and played the game in their suits.
 * played in spring to summer and sometimes fall (fall ball)


 * FAKE FACTS ****
 *  Softball is now only played by men not women
 *  softball was introduced 1890 thanksgiving day at a Harvard vs. Rugers football game
 *  the pitching plate is anywhere from 50 to 75 feet from the home played
 *  you have to be 20 years or older to play
 *  the first British woman’s league was established in 1893
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