Baseball

            Baseball is a game that many love to play but few are lucky enough to be successful at. Baseball is a game that incorporated many different games together. Some of these games include cricket, town ball, old cat, rounders (LeBlanc 3), creag, club ball, and hand-in-and-hand-out (Baldassarre 42). It was combining these games and many years of improvements Baseball: A Game With Great Effects.
             that has helped baseball get where it is in American life today. Baseball is a game that has evolved because of many different factors. When baseball began many people were skeptical that the game was going to flourish and become popular. Little did these people know that baseball would later be called "Americas Past time", and be such a great success. Baseball has grown to have very rich tradition. Factors such as the Civil War, social activities, and organization of the game led to the growth, success, and popularity of this great game.
             "The coming of the Civil War did not portend the end of baseball. In fact, it may have been the direct catalyst that caused it to flourish" (Barash 18). Much good and bad came from the Civil War, but if you"re talking in respects to baseball, it was all good. The Civil War brought many people together and also caused a lot of free time. What else better to do with your free time than to compete and be manly? This is how many of the people felt during this time, so they turned to a game that would help them get away: baseball. After many men were called to war they started to fall into boredom and some even depression. Baseball helped them establish themselves and escape this boredom. Baseball was a way for these soldiers to show camaraderie during times which they wish they could forget. The game of baseball became popular during the war and was spread by the soldiers after they got back from the war. Many soldiers had first learned the game and how it was played while at war.