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　　A famous philosopher(哲学家) once wrote,“Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn base-ball.” Many people believe that Abner Dou-bleday 1 ndline　 baseball. They say that in 1839, in Cooperstown, NY, Doubleday organize(组织)the first game of baseball ever 2 ndline. Cooperstown is now the 3 ndline　 of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Others believe that baseball 4 ndline　 from an English game called rounders. As early as the 1600s, people were playing rounders. People playing rounders first hit a ball with a bat and then ran 5 ndline　 bases. It looked like baseball, 6 ndline　 there were some differences. The main difference was the way 7 ndline　 fielders(外野手)got run-ners out. In rounders, the fielder threw the ball at the runner. If the ball 8 ndline　 the runner while he was running around the bases, the 9 ndline　 was out.

　　Gradually(逐渐地), Americans changed rounders to make it baseball. The big 10 ndline　 came when the fielder stopped 11 ndline　 　the ball at the runner. Instead， the fielder tagged(追上)the runner, just as fielders 12 ndline　 today.

　　In 1845, a sportsman called Alexander Cartwright wrote a set of baseball rules 13 ndline　 the clubs. Many of these rules are still used.

　　With the 14 of the modem equip-ment(设备), baseball has become more and more15 ndline.

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　　Once a great boxer, Tom Brown, went to a restaurant for dinner．He put his bag near the door, but he was afraid that someone would take it away．So he got out a pen and a piece of paper and wrote on it．“The great boxer, Tom Brown, left his bag here, and he'll come back in a few minutes．”He put the paper on his bag and went to have his dinner．When he came back, his bag wasn't there．But he found a piece of paper on the ground．It said“A great runner took away your bag, and he will not come back．”

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