I love to play softball, which is a variant of baseball played with a larger ball with a smaller field.
I always wondered why there were two different sports so similar.
It was actually invented in 1887 in Chicago as an indoor game.
Oh that make sense. I definitely don't see it as an indoor sport.
first while the opponent fields the ball; yet, the fielder has less time to field the ball while the opponent is running down to first base. The name "softball" was given to the game in 1926, because the ball used to be soft, however in modern day usage, the balls are hard.
A tournament held in 1933 at the Chicago World's Fair spurred interest in the game. The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America (founded 1933) governs the game in the United States and
ball team sport, softball is a variant of baseball. The difference between the two sports is that softball uses larger balls and requires a smaller playing field. Beginning as an indoor game in Chicago, softball was invented in 1887 by George Hancock.
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