Ball, Bat and Bishop: The Origin of Ball Games

ISBN-13: 9780252069925 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 248 str.

Robert W. Henderson

Opis

Covers the origins not only of baseball but of a score of related sports involving hitting, catching, throwing, or kicking a ball. This title traces the origins of ball sports to religious rites in ancient Egypt, where the ball represented a fertility symbol and opposing teams engaged in mock combat signifying the struggle of good against evil.