Section Three: Reading Comprehension (4)T
Baseball evolved from a number of different ball-and-stick games (paddle ball,
trap ball, one-old-cat, rounders, and town ball) originating in England. As early as the
American Revolution, it was noted that troops played “base ball” in their free time. In
1845 Alexander Cartwright formalized the New York Knickerbockers’ version of the
game: a diamond shaped infield, with bases ninety feet apart, three strikes-you’re-out,
batter out on a caught ball, three outs per inning,...
