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Creation of Softball
Softball was "invented" in Chicago! Image: https://pixabay.com/images/search/softball/ -
The Rules and Field were Defined
Softball was first an indoor sport.
George Hancock developed the rules. Image: https://pixabay.com/photos/home-plate-ball-baseball-field-15646/ -
Kitten Ball?
The name Kitten ball was given to the sport after Lewis Rober moved the sport outside.
[His team was named the Kittens] Image: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/kitten-yarn-playing-cute-yarn-ball-5992357/ -
The Official Name: Softball
Walter Hakanson renamed the sport softball because the ball used to be, you guessed it soft! -
Women's Softball in the Summer Olympics
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Women's Softball Removed from Olympics
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Reinstated as an Olympic Sport