The Prehistories Of Baseball

Synopsis

The Game Of Baseball Developed Under The Early Celts/druids. As They Came Under The Control Of Their Roman Overlords Their Customs And Practices Fell Out Of Favour. Despite This Persecution, Some Of Their 'folk-games' Survived The Millennia And Are Known In Recorded History Under Such Innocuous Names As 'stool-ball', 'tut-ball,' And 'base-ball.'-- Pt. I. Primal Beginnings -- Throwing -- Hitting -- Warfare, Games And Play -- Pt. Ii. Roots And Foundations -- Baseball Emerges -- European Roots And North American Expressions -- Religion, Culture And Sports -- Grounded In Religion -- Shaped By Functional, Sacred And Communal Places -- Special Features Of The Diamond And Game -- Early Language, Folklore And Myths -- Superstitions And Traditions -- Pt. Iii. Modern Times -- Baseball And The Sun -- Not Mere Observers But Participants -- Baseball Within Our Culture And Its Relevance Today -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: A Brief Background Of The Early Insular British And Related Peoples -- Appendix B: Socio-economic Conditions Affect Games -- Appendix C: Further Documented Descriptions Of Rounders, Tut-ball And Stool-ball -- Appendix D: The Game Of Prisoner's Bars Or Prison Base -- Appendix E: Roots Of The Indo-european People In Ancient India -- Appendix F: A Brief Background Of The Early Germanic And Scandinavian Peoples. Seelochan Beharry. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 297-308) And Index.