B
A. 1. Match column A with column B. write the letter of the correct answer on the line.
A
1. Coined the name “Baseball."
2. Devised the first set of rules of baseball.
a. Alexander Cartright
3. The skill that puts the game in play.
b. Pitching
4. The skills that allows the team to prevent.c. Base running/Running
d. Throwing
their opponent from touching bases or
e. Walter Hakanson
even earning points or run.
5. The skills that will allow the player to
move from one base to the other.
Answers & Comments
Answer:
1.Abner Doubleday invented the game known as baseball in Cooperstown, New York, during the summer of 1839. Doubleday then went on to become a Civil War hero, while baseball became America's beloved national pastime.
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. C
Explanation:
He is credited as the game's inventor and the inventor of the undersized bat and the ball. The name 'softball' was coined by Walter Hakanson in 1926 at a National Recreational Congress meeting. The first rules for softball were published in 1889.