. >> paul nixon. >> it is by paul nixon. it is about the presidents game. it actually says here, george washington of washington, on chapter one, page seven of washington, an american soldier says he throws or catches the ball for hours with his aid and probably working with rounders. the bridge game with eight precursor. >> there are a lot of books or stories about baseball is involved, and it evolved in part out of the british rounders. there have even been stories about how baseball goes back many centuries or something similar to baseball goes back many centuries, but i don't ink we have any indication that there is not any real involvement of that in the lincoln cartoons. >> fred, over the years, why have there been such a close relationship between presidents and the sport? >> a lot of things state back to the first pitch position, and a started in 1910. but it is really two years later when a new manager came in name clark griffith. he was an owner of a team, and he saw a lucky opportunity. he said let's make this an annual tradition. that's what wen

. >> paul nixon. >> it is by paul nixon. it is about the presidents game.actually says here, george washington of washington, on chapter one, page seven of washington, an american soldier says he throws or catches the ball for hours with his aid and probably working with rounders. the bridge game with eight precursor. >> there are a lot of books or stories about baseball is involved, and it evolved in part out of the british rounders. there have even been stories about how baseball goes back many centuries or something similar to baseball goes back many centuries, but i don't ink we have any indication that there is not any real involvement of that in the lincoln cartoons. >> fred, over the years, why have there been such a close relationship between presidents and the sport? >> a lot of things state back to the first pitch position, and a started in 1910. but it is really two years later when a new manager came in name clark griffith. he was an owner of a team, and he saw a lucky opportunity. he said let's make this an annual tradition. that's what went ba

. >> paul nixon. >> it is by paul nixon. it is about the presidents game.actually says here, george washington of washington, on chapter one, page seven of washington, an american soldier says he throws or catches the ball for hours with his aid and probably working with rounders. the bridge game with eight precursor. >> there are a lot of books or stories about baseball is involved, and it evolved in part out of the british rounders. there have even been stories about how baseball goes back many centuries or something similar to baseball goes back many centuries, but i don't ink we have any indication that there is not any real involvement of that in the lincoln cartoons. >> fred, over the years, why have there been such a close relationship between presidents and the sport? >> a lot of things state back to the first pitch position, and a started in 1910. but it is really two years later when a new manager came in name clark griffith. he was an owner of a team, and he saw a lucky opportunity. he said let's make this an annual tradition. that's what went ba

. >> paul nixon. >> it is by paul nixon. it is about the presidents game. it actually says here, george washington of washington, on chapter one, page seven of washington, an american soldier says he throws or catches the ball for hours with his aid and probably working with rounders. the bridge game with eight precursor. >> there are a lot of books or stories about baseball is involved, and it evolved in part out of the british rounders. there have even been stories about how baseball goes back many centuries or something similar to baseball goes back many centuries, but i don't ink we have any indication that there is not any real involvement of that in the lincoln cartoons. >> fred, over the years, why have there been such a close relationship between presidents and the sport? >> a lot of things state back to the first pitch position, and a started in 1910. but it is really two years later when a new manager came in name clark griffith. he was an owner of a team, and he saw a lucky opportunity. he said let's make this an annual tradition. that's what wen