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Didja know GOLF was invented in 15th century SCOTLAND? Didja know that SOCCER goes back 2000 years to China?

England transformed it to the game we know today.

Londoner Major Walter Wingfield invented a game in 1873 he called "Sphairistike". The beginning of tennis. Which is why WIMBLEDON is the gem of tournaments.

The first "football" game was played November 6, 1869 between Rutgers Unversity and Princeton. In the 1880'2 Walter Camp pioneered rules changes.

Basketball was invented at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts by an instructor names JAMES NAISMITH. That's where the Barketball Hall of Fame is located. Makes sense.

Now baseball is another case altogether. There is much controversy about it. ALLEGEDLY it was Abner Doubleday in the summer of 1839 in Cooperstown, New York who has been credited with it. It's been called untrue and what is true I don't know.

The point being WHAT HAVE WE INVENTED LATELY?  Everything is very old. All the games we play are the ones we've played or watched being played for many many many decades. Where are the inventors hiding?

Posted - July 14, 2021

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