History of Softball-(Part 5)

Sixteen inch softball got very popular in Chicago especially during the time of the Great Depression. All you needed to play it was a baseball bat and a 16” softball. Nobody wore softball gloves mostly because they couldn’t afford them. This caused you to become a better fielder because it is easier to catch a ball in a glove than bare-handed.

 

The game was slow pitch which many girls and women also loved. Just about anybody could play without much worry of getting hurt. You could use just about anything for bases and because it was played on smaller fields, a game could spring up almost anywhere…

Related posts:

1. History of Softball-(Part 4)
2. History of Softball-(Part 6)
3. History of Softball-(Part 7)
4. History of Softball-(Part 3)
5. History of Softball-(Part 2)