Hard times come and go on the reservation, and one constant to help forget was sports.
Over the years when hard times occurred, Potawatomis usually turned to recreation to forget the economic circumstances of that particular era. Baseball was once the chief source of recreation on the reservation during the 1930s to the 1950s, but softball slowly took over. At first, fast-pitch was the favorite. It was a game where a strong pitcher was needed to compete, so many players lost interest. Slow-pitch softball, not needing the fast pitcher, started up in the late 1970s and many teams were formed on the reservation.