SOTONS EAST SIDE Posted 24 October, 2008 Share Posted 24 October, 2008 Americans ripped off theses old english games,and renamed them. Yet still claim their games were around first!lol True or Not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baj Posted 24 October, 2008 Share Posted 24 October, 2008 Re: Baseball (from wikipedia) The game is thought to have originated in England some time before 1755, as noted by William Bray, a lawyer from the period whose diary historians have recently authenticated. The consensus of historians is that it evolved from earlier bat-and-ball games, such as cricket and rounders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baj Posted 24 October, 2008 Share Posted 24 October, 2008 Re: Basketball Basketball, netball, dodgeball, volleyball, and lacrosse are the only ball games which have been identified as being invented by North Americans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
equalizer Posted 24 October, 2008 Share Posted 24 October, 2008 They came up with the modern rules of Baseball that is played today, that's what they like to tell you, if you tell a Yank that it comes from our game of Rounders. It really winds them up! But then again them calling football, "soccer" winds me up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 24 October, 2008 Share Posted 24 October, 2008 Bungle is going to pop when he sees this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bungle Posted 24 October, 2008 Share Posted 24 October, 2008 Bungle is going to pop when he sees this. To be fair, I've never heard an American claim that 'their' sports were around before 'ours' - so I'm not sure what the point of this thread is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 24 October, 2008 Share Posted 24 October, 2008 To be fair, I've never heard an American claim that 'their' sports were around before 'ours' - so I'm not sure what the point of this thread is? that others have heard these claims.....perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gully Posted 24 October, 2008 Share Posted 24 October, 2008 To be fair the bases of most sports will have been invented a few hundred years ago, for example the first people to kick a ball, hit a ball in a certain way and throw a ball. Very few sports are completely original. That said Baseball especially is just a better version of rouders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 24 October, 2008 Share Posted 24 October, 2008 Fight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawillwill Posted 24 October, 2008 Share Posted 24 October, 2008 Fight! Bloody Americans nicked that sport from us too! :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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