town ball into an adult sport that has turned into our nations pastime. The Knickerbocker Club first increased the distance between bases to 90 feet. Second, they brought the game an adult sense of order by dividing the field into fair and foul territory, narrowing the hitters range to the space between the foul lines and reducing the number of defensive players needed. Idea, (2). Third, the Knickerbockers got rid of the old rule of throwing the ball at a player to get them out. This made the game safer and enabled them to use a harder ball, which made it a faster sharper game.As American as apple pie, baseball served as a morale booster and a poignant reminder of back-home traditions for GIs serving overseas in World War II and the national pastime helped many to forget the daily horrors they faced in combat. History, (1). These young men sent overseas to live the rough military life didnt have much to keep them going. One thing they all shared a passion for was baseball, the infantrymen, airmen, and sailors all loved to play baseball. They would create a makeshift baseball diamond where a picked lineup would play the game that let them forget about the troubles theyd faced and the troubles that lie ahead. From London to Berlin they played impressing all whom watched. And even with the war going on baseball was still very popular in the U.S. They even formed a womens professional baseball league to compensate for the lack of mens professional baseball. Organized baseball emerged at a time when the American nation was transforming from an agrarian to an urban industrial society. Voight, (3). The game of baseball really picked up after the Civil War as baseball clubs now ventured west and spread quickly. As the 1900s approached baseball became a more seriously ruled game with many more restrictions. By 1889 they had moved the pitchers mound to 50 feet and enforced the four balls three strikes rules. Another key that helped...
