Ball, Bat and Bishop: The Origin of Ball Games

by Robert W. Henderson

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Step aside, Abner Doubleday! In this impeccably researched history, Robert W. Henderson uncovers the true origins not only of baseball but of a score of related sports involving hitting, catching, throwing, or kicking a ball.

Henderson traces the origins of ball sports to religious rites in ancient Egypt, where the ball (perhaps a shrunken head) represented a fertility symbol and opposing teams engaged in mock combat signifying the struggle...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0252069927

ISBN13:9780252069925

Release Date:April 2001

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Length:248 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.2"

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Sports & Outdoors Sports & Recreation

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