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Softball originated in Chicago on Thanksgiving Day
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• A group of about twenty young men had gathered in the gymnasium of the Farragut Boat Club in order to hear the outcome of the Harvard-Yale football game
• George Hancock, usually considered the inventor of softball, shouted, "Let's play ball!” -
• He tied the boxing glove so that it resembled a ball
• Chalked out a diamond on the floor (smaller dimensions than those of a baseball field in order to fit the gym)
• Broke off a broom handle to serve as a bat -
In the spring, Hancock's game moved outdoors. It was played on a small diamond
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First winter league formed, using the same large and soft balls that were anywhere from 10 to 20 inches in diameter
