Baseball: The Sport at the Turn of the Century The legendary sport of baseball, what a fun pastime and great activity. But, where did it all start? Who came up with this great game? What were the people’s names that shaped what we know as baseball today? To call baseball just a sport, would be an understatement. The history of this great sport is almost as good as the game itself. Baseball has been …showed first 75 words of 1007 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1007 total…of a net with which to snare the ball rather than just a protective covering for hand. (Ritter) Baseball provided entertainment at the turn of the century and more. Now a national past time, it has become a sort of American icon. It is an American icon like apple pie, or Uncle Sam, or the infamous Hollywood. This game all started with Alexander Cartwright. Hopefully we will have many more years of this wonderful sport.