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Henry Chadwick |
 | | Chadwick, in his later years, recalled how he and his friends would "dig a hole in the ground for the home position, and place four stones in a circle, or nearly so, for the bases, and, choosing up sides, we went in for a lively time at what was the parent game of base ball." |
 | | Chadwick’s crusade to eliminate the bound catch was in his eyes, and perhaps the others who supported his stance, to make the game more “manly” and more “scientific.” His dual quest was both a reflection of the time and his background. |
 | | Chadwick railed against immorality and was the person that was responsible for creating the phrase: “the best interests of baseball.” Today, with steroids threatening the integrity of the game, echoes of Chadwick’s moralism can be heard from the past. |
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