baseball at turn of century

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…of a net with which to snare the ball rather than just a protective covering for hand. (Ritter) Baseball provided entertainment at the turn of the century and more. Now a national past time, it has become a sort of American icon. It is an American icon like apple pie, or Uncle Sam, or the infamous Hollywood. This game all started with Alexander Cartwright. Hopefully we will have many more years of this wonderful sport.