Softball is a variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. It was invented in 1887 in Chicago as an indoor game. It was at various times called indoor baseball‚ mush ball‚ playground‚ softbund ball‚ kitten ball‚ and‚ because it was also played by women‚ ladies’ baseball. The name softball was given to the game in 1926. A tournament (1933) at the Chicago World’s Fair spurred interest in the game. The Amateur Softball Association of America (founded 1933) governs the game in the
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SOFTBALL- Variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Invented in 1888 in Chicago as an indoor game‚ it was at various times called indoor baseball‚ mush ball‚ playground‚ softbund ball‚ kitten ball‚ and‚ because it was also played by women‚ ladies’ baseball. HISTORY The earliest known softball game was played in Chicago‚ Illinois on Thanksgiving Day‚ 1887. It took place at the Farragut Boat Club to hear the outcome of the Yale and Harvard football game.[3] When the score
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but it was fun and what 7 year old is actually good at basketball. I just ran around the hot gym filled with sweaty kids‚ decked out in my baggy shorts and sporting my oh so fashionable sports goggles. Fast forward a few years and there I am in the 5th grade. Girls were developing skills and getting better at basketball. Travel basketball was an option because we were getting older and I‚ along with a
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What does freedom mean to me? Freedom means the knowledge of knowing your rights‚ your personal freedom that nobody can ever take away from you. Freedom means being able to have an opinion without it being judged. Freedom means not being restricted or held down from trying to accomplish your dreams. Freedom is a right that every human being deserves‚ yet people around the world are being stripped of that right‚ being forced into a religion or being forced to do things that they may not want to
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What Health Means To Me Many people think I’m healthy and fit‚ but I really don’t think so. I think my physical health is about average. My mental health is also average‚ but my health in general could be in a better shape. Many people influence my health‚ physical and mental. Not only is it people who change my health‚ but technology too. Both can help me be healthy‚ but it can also be bad for my fitness. The main things when I think about health would probably more on physical‚ like nutrition
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It tends to drain me pretty quickly. It’s easy for me to become overwhelmed. I cannot bear violence or aggression. I enjoy "alone" time. I often spend it by avoiding people. It doesn’t mean that I don’t like being around people though‚ but I recognize when I need some time alone and indulge by myself. I enjoy my solitude. I worry about being misunderstood. I’d like to think I have a conciliatory spirit. I am a good listener - which is why people seem to come to me to share their problems
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Even though I did not come from a home that lacked wealth or from any noticeable city‚ that doesn’t make my story worth nothing. I grew up as what society would call a “nerd” because of my lack of interest in sports
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since I was little. She has given me inspiration to do many great things in life‚ and I know she will be there to support me with my decisions one hundred percent of the time. She has accomplished so much in her life‚ and that is why I look up to her. Shelley Wells is an amazing friend‚ supporter‚ doctor‚ and mother. My mom is there for me whenever I need a friend. I feel like I can tell her anything that is troubling me. She also knows exactly how to cheer me up when I am down and feeling
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these times was last year when the Brunswick Boys Varsity Lacrosse team was heading to the state championship game at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland‚ Maine. I had been wishing that the team‚ which just so happened to have both of my brothers on it‚ along with my dad‚ would make it to that game‚ and now that they were there‚
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What Black History Month Means to Me By: Ciara Alers-Varela This month many organizations on base are mentioning the following names: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Harriet Tubman‚ Rosa Parks‚ and many more. Black History Month is the month to remember the heroes that earn black people their rights. Black History Month was started by Carter G. Woodson. His purpose was to promote African American History. Black History Month means a lot to me. If it wasn’t for Black History month Barack Obama wouldn’t
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