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|Description=<p>Chicago -- Evolving from an 1887 innovation in Chicago involving a broomstick as a bat and a boxing glove as the ball, indoor baseball is described in a 1929 survey as particularly popular in gymnasiums in the US mid-west in the early 20th century. The game of softball traces back to indoor play.</p> | |Description=<p>Chicago -- Evolving from an 1887 innovation in Chicago involving a broomstick as a bat and a boxing glove as the ball, indoor baseball is described in a 1929 survey as particularly popular in gymnasiums in the US mid-west in the early 20th century. The game of softball traces back to indoor play.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p><span>See Paul Dickson, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Worth Book of Softball</span> (Facts on File, 1994), Chapter 3 (pages 46-59). Also, <span>John Allen Krout, </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Annals of American Sport</span>(Yale University Press, 1929)<span>, page 219. </span></span></p> | |Sources=<p><span>See Paul Dickson, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Worth Book of Softball</span> (Facts on File, 1994), Chapter 3 (pages 46-59). Also, <span>John Allen Krout, </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Annals of American Sport</span>(Yale University Press, 1929)<span>, page 219. </span></span></p> | ||
|Invented Game=yes | |Invented Game=yes | ||
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Revision as of 08:47, 28 November 2012
| Game | Indoor Baseball |
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| Game Family | Baseball |
| Location | |
| Regions | US |
| Eras | Post-1900, Derivative |
| Invented | yes |
| Tags | |
| Description | Chicago -- Evolving from an 1887 innovation in Chicago involving a broomstick as a bat and a boxing glove as the ball, indoor baseball is described in a 1929 survey as particularly popular in gymnasiums in the US mid-west in the early 20th century. The game of softball traces back to indoor play. |
| Sources | See Paul Dickson, The Worth Book of Softball (Facts on File, 1994), Chapter 3 (pages 46-59). Also, John Allen Krout, Annals of American Sport(Yale University Press, 1929), page 219. |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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