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词汇 spalding
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Spalding; Spaldeen. Alfred Goodwill Spalding (1850–1915) deserves his place in baseball’s Hall of Fame as much as any man. He may not be “the Father of Baseball,” but is certainly “Father of the Baseball,” and it was only when he came upon the scene with his uniform manufacturing methods that what had been a chaotic minor sport was fashioned into the national pastime. Lively balls were once so rubbery that baseball scores like 201–11 were not uncommon, and others so dead that the phrase “fell with a dull thud” found its way into the language. The former Chicago White Sox manager did not invent the hard ball when he founded his company in 1880, but the rigid manufacturing standards he maintained made it possible for the newly formed National League of Professional Baseball to survive. Such careful preparations over the years have made the Spalding trademark synonymous for a baseball. Other sporting equipment manufactured by the firm includes a red rubber ball called the Spaldeen (spelled Spalding), which has been known by that name to several generations of American youngsters.
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