The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-08-10
The SPORT SPECTRUM
How the Great American Game was Discover ed and
by Whom. The Complete History From
BEGINNING to Date


by Whom. The Complete History From
Beginning to Date
Origin of Game. By GeorgeL. Moreland IL BALLOON
Where did baseball originated This question every
day during the year by
To into detail would take paper we will
give readers short sketch how start of this
wonderful Pleasure For All" sport began life.
The whom credits starting interesting
pastme Abner Doubleday, Major
Army who the by his
Of playing ball located Coopeown 1899 During
his sojoun at school there h with lot young fellows
began to play they afterwards named BASEBALL"
time it consisted of hitting ball running located any
where from so 100 feet After hitting
he where the by
thrown from the hand of player play
not bat placed different parts the field that they
could catch the ball. which out
either throw the ball order hit the
case might be- The first style of playing the select IL
in order that that many would de
men were selected to represent the other
The game had three bases just played
players placed that played
first and second and two between second and third those
days there practically
instead of one The other players placed
and these with the catcher up required
either side.
The idea of the diamond that of Doubleday,
of gentleman named Cartwright who players
brought rough sketch of what
after much wangng the boys decided After thorough
trial. the players continued playing planned
old diamond practically present only slight
variation The bases placed 80 dis
that suited the field in those days.
The first style playing game boys play
and called Two Old Cat requiring, boys
bases and ball. the began grow long
before boys wanted jon that increased Three
Old Cat Came with six boys and three That how the
bases adopted So boys wished play the
that long until sides chosen. boys
agreed to how the should be played that short
when Mr. Cartwright along with his idea struck them be-
the thing. And players
decided being the thing needed please everybody
The became known Town Bal for permitted
boy in that town play in provided he hand when
chosen remembered that
everyone wanted to get into the game
DRAFT FIRST RULES
kept up 1S45 Alexander J. Cartwright who
players proposed formed
known Baseball Club This took hold
consisting of Messrs Cartwright Curry Dupgnc Tuck
Wheaton began of those who wished
the This resulted in the formation of
Baseball Club calling themselves the Knickerbockers.
This the first baseball club known exist After
formal talks among the boys called for September 49,
1S45 when the organization perfected
Cartwright drafted resolutions and them
his who adopted them the first of base
ball These rules adopted meeting held the above
first used that played between the Kncke
bockers and the New York Hboken N j. June 49, 1885,
The rules which adopted read as follows:
Section The "home" base
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Section 2The game shall consist of 81 aces but
the conclusion equal number Of hands must be played
3The ball be pitched, thrown. for the bat
Section "A outside the range of the first
third base is foul.
Section 5-hree balls being struck at missed and
caught hand caught is considered fair the
striker bound
Section GA ball being struck tipped and caught either
flying the first bound is hand out
Section "A player running the base shall be out if the
hall rho of the tho
touched before he makes his ase being understood however,
that n % 8 the ball to be thrown him.
Section was changed the first baeman
only could player holding the ball the base before