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Show 2 TheSalt Lake Tribune SUNDAY COMICS sunday, March 11, 2001 World ofWonder SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2001 AN EDUCATIONAL SERIES DEVOTED TO EXPLORING THE REALMS sald HISTORY, SCIENCE, NATURE & TECHNOLOGY Gloves The basics of baseball Gloves were not wom in baseball until the thers. mitsofferedieprotocton= they_ It has been the most pdpular pastime in the United States for one hundred years, and todayit is a major sport in Canada, Italy, Japan nue, Stanton Bid ony Mikey Pere: one there are three basic gloves used in baseball and variety of sizes. Thefielder’s glove is and many Latin American nations. For sports fans young andold,this : pageoffers a brief look at the history, legends andbasicsof baseball. %o@ wom by all players except for the catcher and first baseman, who have their own type, The ball : In the beginning Rounders wasa ball, bat and base game played in England as early as the 17th century.It is believed that the early colonists brought the game to New England. The game wasplayed accordingto local customs and tules and eventually it evolved into baseball Early baseballs did notlast long and quickly’ becamesoft. In the 1920s “livelier” balls madewith yarn woundtightly around a rubber and cork centerin a leather cover were invented. These new and improved baseballs as we knowit. One ofthe main differences farther than ever before. Baseballs between the game rounders and baseball is the method of getting a runnerout. In that have been signed by famous Major Leagueplayers are great rounders, the ball was thrown at runners whowere off base. This was called soaking or plugging. In baseball, a runneris out if he is tagged bya playerwith the ball. Toor” lasted longer and allowed players to hit i Since the overhandpitch waslegalized in 1884, there have been manykinds of pitches. Different pitches require different grips. Here are somegripsthat control the kind ofpitch collectors’ items. Mark McGwire’s 70th home run ball sold at auction for $3 million. In 1845, Alexander Cartwright organized a group of men, ne The or achieved: Cowhide outer casing wrote a setof rules and start- _/ ed thefirst baseball club. Cotton-finish winding 4:ply wool yam winding Cartwright’s rules would | changeslightly over the years but they did include the \ 3-ply wool yam winding 4-ply wool yam winding Red rubber conceptoftagging runners instead of soaking them. In 1869,the Cincinnati Red Stockings becamethefirst team to Black rubber Cork & rubber a payits players. Other teamsfollowed and professional baseball was bom. In 1876, there were eight teamsin the National League(the first major league). The American League wasformed in 1900. SOURCES: World Book Encyclopedia, World Book inc; Baseball ABC, Florei | Ray Broekel; The Complete Book of Baseball Cards, Steve Clark; The Super Book of Baseball, Ron Berler Collecting stuff Baseball cards beganin the 1870s as a wayto keepstats onindividual players. Cardsstill fill that role, but they havealso becomecollectors’itemsin their ownright. Fansalso collect pennants, hats andother souvenirs. Four-seamed fastball Two-seamed fastball Curveball Slider Circle change ) The baseballfield is often jf teferred to as the diamond because ofits shape. Someheroes Babe Ruth hit 714 homerunsin his.career. Lou Gehrig also played in the 1920s and 1930s, and was the first playerto hit four home runs in one game. Jackie Robinson was thefirst AfricanAmerican baseball player in the major leagues and succeeded despite much discrimination. Knuckleball | NOTE:Some pitches are not allowed in leagues or are not considered safe for you! players. A Check with rant conacered airYoung ye © 2001Triefeldt Studios Inc, Distributed by United Feature Syndicate,inc. LEARN ALL ABOUT ENDANGERED SPECIES IN THE NEXT INSTALLMENT OF WORLD OF WONDER Fora list of upcomingtopics, go to www.comics.com/WoW pP Yack Var. ead eee sTLL CALLYou oa OK! nol, DINGALINGALINGA LINGALINGGG; THOMAS JEFFERSON ORELVIS PRESLEY... OR SOMEBODY DEAR REGIS FILBIN: THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I'VE REKWESTED g TO BE ON'¥O YOU WANT by mort walker IWATCH YOUR SHOW EVERY WEEK AND THE QUESTENS ARE DUMB, IM NO IENSTINE BUT EVEN I KNOW THE ANSERS TO THESE QUESTENS. Ge TO BE A MILLYIONAIRE” OR WHATEVER YOU CALL YOUR SHOW. IN SHORT I SHOULD BE ON TY AND YOUR SHOWIS THE PLACE!! SO LET ME KNOW! WHAT IS YOUR FINAL ANSER?! TO DATE I HAVE NOT RECEEVEDAN ANSER, I DON'T KNOW WHERE LI. STAND. HOW WOULD, YOU LIKE TO NOT KNGW WHERE YOU STAND? T REALISE IVE BEEN ROUFH ON YOU BUT DON'T TRY TO GET EVEN, I AM SERROWNDED BY FRIENDS WITH GUNS |
