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Baseball: The Origins And Development Of The Game To 1903, Jeffrey Lawrence Haven
Baseball: The Origins And Development Of The Game To 1903, Jeffrey Lawrence Haven
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to narrate a history of baseball from its origins to the merger of the National and American Leagues in 1903. The author endeavored to produce a work that was interesting to sports enthusiasts and informative to researchers. He also attempted to relate the significance of the development of the institution of baseball to nineteenth-century American society.
Based on accepted historical research and writing procedures, a study was completed which exposed the true birth of the game, the expansion and development of the sport from amateur clubs to professional teams, the growth of professionalism under …
Little League Baseball, Gary Carlin Frederick
Little League Baseball, Gary Carlin Frederick
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study is to show (1) the basic needs of Little League age boys; (2) disadvantages of the Little League baseball program; (3) advantages of the Little League baseball program; and (4) to present recommendations for changes which could insure a better program.
A Training And Conditioning Program For The High School Baseball Pitcher, Orville E. Johnson
A Training And Conditioning Program For The High School Baseball Pitcher, Orville E. Johnson
Graduate Student Research Papers
The purpose of this study is to present in a clear and concise form the rudimentary mechanics of the game and an adaptable conditioning program for the high school baseball pitcher. While organizing the paper, the author hoped to gain further insight into the complexities of improving the young pitcher during the high school's short spring season.