PHED 304 - Softball History

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  • Farragut Boat Club

    Harvard and Yale Students used af boxing glove was used as a soft ball inside a boxing club gym. The original idea was indoor baseball.

  • Firemen Grew the Game (Kitten Ball)

    As a way to stay active during their down time, they expanded the game throughout the firefighter profession. They made a team named the Kitten's and it was then called Kitten Ball.

  • Diamond Ball

    The name was changed from Kitten Ball to Diamond ball by the Minneapolis Park Board.

  • The name Softball

    Walter Hakanson was a YMCA official and former ASA president and he came up with the name softball.

  • World's Fair in Chicago

    Fischer and Pauley organized the first tournament gathering 55 teams together. There were 3 divisions. Fastballers, slow pitch, and women.

  • ASA

    Amateur Softball Association wasn't recognized until now.

  • International Women's Professional Softball Leauge

    Now there was an professional softball league. It lasted 4 years.

  • Olympics

    Softball was played for the first time in the Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

  • National Pro Fastpitch

    Another shot at a professional league was started.

  • Softball taken out of the Olympics

    After 2008, softball was taken out of the Olympics.

  • Softballs Return to the Olympics

    Softball will return to the olympics for the first time since 2008.