Mr. Bohl
Effective Speech
16 October 2012
The Game of Baseball
Introduction: The game of baseball is very intriguing. It’s been played since the 1800’s and continues today. Baseball is played all over the world and continues to grow today. Countries like Venezuela, Cuba, Dominican Republic, and USA are among the top countries who dominate this sport n make up the majority of the MLB but places such as Japan and many European countries are getting catch of this fascinating sport. Baseball’s founder, history, and major events are just a few subjects I’ll hit on in my speech.
Body: 1. The founder of modern day baseball is Alexander Cartwright. According to inventors.about.com Americans began playing baseball on