1. What game did people in England play in the 1600Õs?

2. What was meant by soaking the runner?

3. Who used the name town ball to describe the game they played?

4. How many players could be on a town ball team?

5. What was on the piece of paper that Cartwright brought to a game one Sunday?

6. In what year did Cartwright invent baseball?

7. Before batters had bats, what did they use to hit the ball?

8. What did runners run around before bases were used?

9. How did Cartwright change the rule about getting a runner out?

10. What was the first official baseball team?

11. What was the score of the first organized baseball game?

12. What nickname did Alexander Cartwright earn?

Creative Classroom April/May 1990