History of Softball-(Part 6)

People of all ages play 16” softball. In the Chicago area especially, teams sprang up everywhere. There were men teams, ladies teams, park teams, mixed ladies and men teams and professional teams. It’s hard to go to a park in the Chicago area and not see a 16” softball game going on.

 

Probably, the most noticeable thing about the game is how much fun it is to play. Unlike so many other games that many people either can’t or do not play, 16” softball has been played by people of every background. Again, no softball gloves are necessary to play the game, just a bat and a sixteen inch softball. Then, there are the leagues…   

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