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Why were baseball bases set 90 feet apart
Ripley explains the 90 foot base distance tracing to Cartwright in 1845 and the diamond layout. He shows the measure came from pacing and proved correct, shaping baseball as known today. The feature also mentions a fossil forest find and convention hostesses.
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Alexander J. Cartwright
New York
Cartwright
Gilboa
Anceute
Couaaue
New York State Museum
Adam