years in softball as well as in baseball. Now‚ those two words will not be heard in the Olympics for at least half a decade. Softball is a big part in the lives of many women and taking it out of the 2012 Olympics is crushing their dreams. The sport should be reinstated in the 2016 Olympics because the sport will die if it is not‚ it gives young girls a dream‚ and it will greatly decrease the amount of women participating in the Olympic Games. Softball has been in the Olympics since
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Gaskill English 9 24 March 2013 Why Softball Should Be in the Olympics? Do you ever wonder to yourself why some sports‚ like softball‚ aren’t in the Olympics? Well‚ the reason why softball isn’t in the Olympics is because of the fact if it was‚ the Olympics would be too big and they think the U.S is too good at it... Personally‚ I think that softball should be in the Olympics because women sports should be more recognized. The reasons softball should be in the Olympics are‚ girls like me dream about
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Softball is a variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. It was invented in 1887 in Chicago as an indoor game. It was at various times called indoor baseball‚ mush ball‚ playground‚ softbund ball‚ kitten ball‚ and‚ because it was also played by women‚ ladies’ baseball. The name softball was given to the game in 1926. A tournament (1933) at the Chicago World’s Fair spurred interest in the game. The Amateur Softball Association of America (founded 1933) governs the game in the
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SOFTBALL- Variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Invented in 1888 in Chicago as an indoor game‚ it was at various times called indoor baseball‚ mush ball‚ playground‚ softbund ball‚ kitten ball‚ and‚ because it was also played by women‚ ladies’ baseball. HISTORY The earliest known softball game was played in Chicago‚ Illinois on Thanksgiving Day‚ 1887. It took place at the Farragut Boat Club to hear the outcome of the Yale and Harvard football game.[3] When the score
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ladies’ baseball. The name softball was given to the game in 1926. A tournament (1933) at the Chicago World’s Fair spurred interest in the game. The Amateur Softball Association of America (founded 1933) governs the game in the United States and sponsors annual sectional and World Series championships. The International Softball Federation regulates rules of play in more than 110 countries‚ including the United States and Canada. Women’s fast-pitch softball became an Olympic sport in 1996‚ but it (and
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The Relevance of Culture for Development in Post-Colonial Zimbabwe Written by: Guy Penford on behalf of the Ben Gula Trust 25 August 2010 In the foregoing discussion‚ the extreme marginalisation of Zimbabwe’s Tonga people will be located as an extension of the wider problem affecting African development‚ namely the problem of the development gap between rural and urban areas. In turn‚ this will feed into an explanation of how the only way to remedy the Tonga plight is to forge economic and
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Softball started on Thanksgiving Day In the year 1887 while a group of men and women were awaiting the outcome of the Yale-Harvard football game. Softball started only with men‚ now an estimated forty million Americans engage in at least one game every year. It is now one of the most popular games in the world. George Hancock is the person that made the Softball‚ the rules‚ and the glove. The game was originally called “Indoor Baseball” for people to practice for the upcoming Baseball
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The History of Softball Softball originated in Chicago on Thanksgiving Day‚ 1887. A group of about twenty young men had gathered in the gymnasium of the Farragut Boat Club in order to hear the outcome of the Harvard-Yale football game. After Yale’s victory was announced and bets were paid off‚ a man picked up a stray boxing glove and threw it at someone‚ who hit it with a pole. George Hancock‚ usually considered the inventor of softball‚ shouted‚ "Let’s play ball!" He tied the boxing glove so
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Baseball versus Softball Even though baseball and softball each have many fans‚ many players prefer to play one or the other but not both. Even when baseball and softball are similar in many ways‚ they are different too. Differences like the amount of time each game takes place‚ the rules‚ and as well as the leagues they are each in. While some people prefer the slower action of softball‚ others prefer the faster action of baseball. The game of baseball is male dominated because many males
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Although a rise ball is 10 mph slower than a traditional fastball‚ Finch claimed that she almost always strikes out baseball players with a rise ball. In fact‚ during the 23rd Pepsi All-Star Softball game‚ Finch iconically struck out major league baseball player‚ Albert Pujols‚ with a rise ball. Consequently Pujols admitted‚ “I never want to experience that again‚” after his at bat. Why is it baseball players can hit a 90 mph pitch‚ but not a 55mph rise ball? Accordingly‚ due to the elevated baseball
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