16-inch softball

Variant of softball 16-inch softball (sometimes called clincher, mushball,Shanburn Eric Basketball and Baseball Games: For the Driveway, Field Or the Alleyway 2008 AuthorHouse 978-1-4343-8912-1 73 cabbageball,Dickson Paul The new Dickson baseball dictionary: a cyclopedic reference to more than 7,000 words, names, phrases, and slang expressions that define the game, its heritage, culture, and variations 1999 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 0-15-600580-8 96 registration https://archive.org/details/newdicksonbaseba00dick/page/96Cabbageball.org http://www.cabbageball.org/About.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160327071513/http://www.cabbageball.org/About.html 2016-03-27 2026-09-14 www.cabbageball.org puffball, blooperball, smushball,Chicago Ball Rules https://dcfray.com/chicago-ball-rules/ In Washington, DC, it has been referred to as smushball. and Chicago ballAdult Coed Mushball Softball https://apm.activecommunities.com/olatheparksrec/activity_search/adult-coed-mushball-softball/8116 https://web.archive.org/web/20190512225140/https://apm.activecommunities.com/olatheparksrec/activity_search/adult-coed-mushball-softball/8116 12 May 2019 In Olathe, Kansas, it has been referred to as Chicago ball.16 inch softball (Chicago ball) game. Recreational beer game https://www.meetup.com/it-IT/bearsupstairs-com/events/23241761/ live registration In Atlanta, Georgia, it has been referred to as Chicago ball.) is a variant of softball, but using a larger ball that gradually becomes softer the more the ball is hit, and played with no gloves or mitts on the fielders. It more closely resembles the original game as developed in Chicago in the 19th century by George Hancock, and today it remains popular in Chicago.Blackwell Elizabeth Canning Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Chicago 2004 Frommer's 0-7645-7304-7 134 The first set of rules was published in 1937 by the Amateur Softball Association, in the same manual as the rules for fastpitch softball.Martens Rainer and Julie Complete Guide to Slowpitch Softball 2010 Human Kinetic 978-0-7360-9406-1 4 Game play Game play for 16-inch softball is mostly consistent with standard softball game play. In contrast to a standard, or 12 in cm softball, which is 3.8 in cm on in diameter, it is played with a ball 16 in cm in circumference, i.e. 5.1 in cm in diameter. It is common to see higher-arched pitching, and balls/strikes are determined by where the ball lands and crosses the batter's body. Leagues may form co-ed, all-male, or all-female teams. Additionally, teams may choose competitive or recreational leagues. There may be rule variations associated with the specific field or league of play. When playing in a co-ed league, there may be other rules that relate to the male-to-female ratio of team members and batting order.Chicago Sport and Social Rules http://www.chicagosocial.com/leagues/rules.php?league_rule_id=19 2011-04-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100919141614/http://chicagosocial.com/leagues/rules.php?league_rule_id=19 2010-09-19 deadChicago Sport & Social Rules http://www.chicagosocial.com/leagues/rules.php?league_rule_id=20 2011-04-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100919141227/http://chicagosocial.com/leagues/rules.php?league_rule_id=20 2010-09-19 dead The National Softball Association (NSA) also has a published set of rules governing 16-inch softball play.2011 NSA Rule Book http://www.playnsa.com/uploads/2011RuleBook11.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20111006172646/http://www.playnsa.com/uploads/2011RuleBook11.pdf dead 2011-10-06 2011-04-15 History The earliest known softball game of any kind was played at the Farragut Boat Club in Chicago on Thanksgiving Day 1887. The first softball was a wrapped up boxing glove and the bat was a broom. Play was encouraged by a reporter, George Hancock, who had been looking on. Harvard and Yale students played the game while waiting to hear the results of the annual Harvard-Yale football game. Until the turn of the 20th century, ball sizes ranged from 12 to 17 inches in circumference. The 16-inch softball was eventually adopted in Chicago, perhaps because it did not travel as far as the popular 12- or 14-inch balls. This also may have allowed for play on smaller playgrounds or even indoors, accommodating the Chicago landscape and climate. Another possible advantage of the 16-inch ball was that it allowed everyone to play barehanded, and gloves were a rare luxury as the Great Depression hit Chicago particularly hard. After the first national championship held in 1933 at the Century of Progress World's Fair, the sport grew in popularity. A professional league was formed that lasted through the 1950s. Teams drew crowds of over 10,000 each night. Leagues continue today but not at the same level of popularity. There are co-ed recreational leagues, competitive leagues and even a league for Chicago Public School students.Chicago 16 INCH Softball Hall of Fame http://www.16inchsoftballhof.com/history.asp 2011-04-19 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100327134311/http://www.16inchsoftballhof.com/history.asp 2010-03-27 League and tournament play Many local organizations host regular season play, typically weekly games, as well as their own playoff systems. National organizations, such as the NSA, host a variety of tournaments. By placing well in NSA tournaments, teams can qualify and compete for the 16-inch softball world series.Play NSA Website http://www.playnsa.com/ 2026-09-14September 2026 Because local leagues may have slight variations in rules, the NSA world series is played by its own set of world series rules. One notable change is that Chicago area players, who typically are not allowed to wear gloves, may choose to wear gloves in world series games. Blooperball In the Bay City, Michigan, area the game is known as "blooperball".lthomps2@mlive.com Lee Thompson 2012-09-13 Champions crowned in 38th annual Benefit Blooperball Tournament https://www.mlive.com/sports/bay-city/2012/09/champions_crowned_in_38th_annu.html 2026-09-14 mlive en Blooperball has been played in the area continuously since the 1930s and there is a ten-team league for players forty years old and over,http://www.bcbloop.com/ Bay City Blooperball Bay City Blooperball https://web.archive.org/web/20141217003838/http://www.bcbloop.com/ 17 December 2014September 2026 as well as a charity blooperball event called "The Rehab," which has been held the weekend after Labor Day for almost forty years.September 2026 Hall of Fame In 1996 Al Maag and Tony Reibel established the non-profit 16" Softball Hall of Fame. Since inception, the organization has held annual inductee dinners attended by over 600 guests. There is a museum in Forest Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Over 700 players have been inducted.About https://16inchsoftballhof.com/5496-2/ 2026-09-14 16" Softball Hall of Fame en-USPrimary source September 2026 Notable celebrities associated with the sport Chicago newspaper columnist Mike Royko loved 16-inch softball.Mike Royko holds court at the Billy Goat on softball http://blogs.suntimes.com/sportsprose/chicago/ Chicago Sun-Times Craig Newman 2010-04-13 2019-02-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20110408084748/http://blogs.suntimes.com/sportsprose/chicago/ 2011-04-08 dead United States Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan played 16-inch softball while she was a member of the faculty at the University of Chicago Law School.https://www.chicagotribune.com/2010/05/11/kagan-draws-raves-from-u-of-c-students-colleagues/ Chicago Tribune Bob Secter Kagan draws raves from U. of C. students, colleagues 2010-05-11 Chicago radio host Steve DahlDahl Steve Steve Dahl Show http://new.dahl.com/podcasts/steve-dahl-show-6-12-2012/ Dahl.com 2012-07-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20120625043609/http://new.dahl.com/podcasts/steve-dahl-show-6-12-2012/ 2012-06-25 dead Chicago rapper Serengetihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqrtoFWglMY YouTube Video YouTube 28 December 2007 NFL player John Galvin was inducted into the 16" Softball Hall of Fame.https://16inchsoftballhof.com/inductee/johny-galvin/ Johny Galvin 16" Softball Hall of Fame 31 July 2026 References Further reading none National Geographic Society National Geographic January 1978 153 1 none U.S. Camera Pub. 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