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Baseball evolved from a number of different ball-and-stick games (paddle ball, trap ball, one-old-cat, rounders, and town ball) originating in England. As early as the American Revolution, it was noted that troops played “base ball” in their free time. In 1845 Alexander Cartwright formalized the New York Knickerbockers’ version of the game: a diamond shaped infield, with bases ninety feet apart, three strikes-you’re-out, batter out on a caught ball, three outs per inning, a nine man team. The “New York Game” spread rapidly, replacing earlier localized forms. From its beginnings, baseball was seen as a way of satisfying the recreational needs of an increasingly urban-industrial society. At its inception it was played by and for wealthy gentlemen. A club might consist of 40 members. The president would appoint two captains who would choose teams from among the members. Games were played on Monday and Thursday afternoons, with the losers often providing a lavish evening’s entertainment for the winners.

1. What is the passage mainly about? 

(a) the origins of baseball

(b) the commercialization of baseball

(c) the influence of the “New York Game” on baseball

(d) the development of baseball in the nineteenth century

2. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

(a) the wealthy gentlemen who first played baseball, later needed to find another recreational opportunity if they did not want to mix with others or become a “muffin”

(b) hot dogs would not have become as popular as they did, without the professionalism and commercialism that developed in baseball

(c) the “New York Game” spread rapidly because it was better formalized

(d) business-minded investors were only interested in profits

3. The word “inception” in line 9 is closest in meaning to

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