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Harry Wright and George Ellard saw who popular baseball had become during the Civil War. After the war, the two men put together the first professional baseball team. That team the Cincinnati Red Stockings traveled from town to town. They challenging local teams to play ball people payed to wotch the games. The Red Stocking's success paved the weigh for the start of the professional baseball teams that are popular today.

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Harry Wright and George Ellard saw how popular baseball had become during the Civil War. After the war, the two men put together the first professional baseball team. That team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, traveled from town to town. They challenged local teams to play ball. People paid to watch the games. The Red Stockings' success paved the way for the start of the professional baseball teams that are popular today.


Article by Gary Hopkins
Education World® Editor in Chief
Copyright © 2004 Education World

08/06/2004
 

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