On the Origins of Sports: the Early History and Original Rules of Everybody's Favorite Games

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; Baseball; Basketball; Boxing; Cricket; Fantasy Football; Field Hockey; Football; Golf; Ice Hockey; Kickball; Mixed Martial Arts; Poker; Rugby; Soccer; Stock Car Racing; Tennis; Tenpin Bowling; Ultimate; Volleyball; Wiffle Ball; Wrestling; War Games; Sources; Acknowledgments; Index; About the Authors.;On the Origins of Sports is an illustrated book built around the original rules of 21 of the world's most popular sports, from football and soccer to wrestling and mixed martial arts. Never before have the original rules for these sports coexisted in one volume. Brimming with history and miscellany, it is the ultimate sports book for the thinking man.