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Golf vs. Baseball

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Golf Club in 1888.  Golf became so popular all over the world especially in the United States and England that it finally deserved to be televised.  In the United States alone today, there are more than 14,000 golf courses serving over 24 million golfers. (Golf, Microsoft Encarta)

Like golf, the sport of baseball started out with a stick and a ball.  Countries like Egypt and Greece played a game called stick-and-ball that was a lot like baseball.  It spread all over Europe and continued on to the United States in the 1600s.

Many forms of stick-and-ball games started to evolve in the 1800s.  Cricket, a traditional game in England, spread to the eastern part of the United States.  The one sport that most resembled today’s version of baseball was an English game called Rounders.  Rounders was similar to baseball because the objective of the game was to hit a ball and run around the bases without being put out.  Balls that were caught on the fly or sometimes in one bounce were considered outs.  They were also allowed to get an out by throwing the ball at the runners while running around the bases.

In 1842, the first organized baseball club was established in New York City.  It was called the Knickebocker Baseball Club led by Alexander Cartwright.  They were basically the ones who set out most of the rules that we see today in modern baseball.  They established foul lines, nine-player teams, and the distances between the bases. (Baseball, Microsoft Encarta)

In golf, the main objective is to hit a little ball with sticks that are called golf clubs and into a tiny hole with as few strokes as possible.  In baseball, the main objective is to hit a moving ball with a bat with as much force as possible.  The team who outscores the other team wins the game.  It is not that simple however.  There are more challenges in

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