Baseball is the exponent of American Courage, Confidence, Combativeness, American Dash, Discipline, Determination, American Energy, Eagerness, Enthusiasm, American Pluck, Persistency, Performance, American Spirit, Sagacity, Success, American Vim, Vigor, Virility.

Albert Goodwill Spalding

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No human mind may measure the blessings conferred by the game of base ball on the soldiers of the Civil War. It had its earliest evolution when soldiers, North and South, were striving to forget their foes by cultivating, through this grand game, fraternal friendships with comrades in arms.

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Everything is possible to him that dares. by Albert Goodwill Spalding

Everything is possible to him that dares.

Albert Goodwill Spalding

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Baseball gives ... a growing boy self-poise and self-reliance. Ba... by Albert Goodwill Spalding

Baseball gives ... a growing boy self-poise and self-reliance. Baseball is a man maker.

Albert Goodwill Spalding

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Professional baseball is on the wane. Salaries must come down or the interest of the public must be increased in some way.

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Baseball is a man maker. by Albert Goodwill Spalding

Baseball is a man maker.

Albert Goodwill Spalding

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The genius of our institutions is democratic - baseball is a demo... by Albert Goodwill Spalding

The genius of our institutions is democratic - baseball is a democratic game.

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I was not able to understand how it could be right to pay an actor, or a singer, or an instrumentalist for entertaining the public and wrong to pay a ball player for doing exactly the same thing.

Albert Goodwill Spalding

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