10/22 Black Baseball Wrap-up

1. Finish Soul of the Game---Quiz next time.
2. Journal #12---Satchel Paige. Absent students do research on Satchel Paige and do a write up.
Turn In Journal #9-12.

3. Sports Discussion

10/20 Soul of the Game

1. Journal #11---Cool Papa Bell--absent students do research on Cool Papa Bell and write up a journal entry.

2. Watch the Soul of the Game.

3. Contemporary Sports Discussion.

10/18 8 Men Out Test

1. End of 8 men Out with Exam.---see assignment list.
2. Journal #10--Mickey Mantle---Absent students do research on Mickey Mantle and write up a Journal Entry.
3. Intro to the Integration of Baseball.

10/12 Eight Men Out

Entrance Q---Why were players like Ciccotte willing to throw games? Why did others join in?

Exit Q---1)How did players (Buck Weaver)feel about the game when they were throwing them (deliberately losing)?
2) How did these feelings lead to the players double crossing the gamblers?
3) Why did the owners look for a commissioner of baseball? Who was the first one? Why was he chosen?

Entrance and Exit Tickets collected at the end of class.

Discussion on Contemporary sports issues.

10/7 "8 men Out"

1. Journal #9 --Free Write
2. Watch 8 Men Out with Notesheet.

10/5 Early Baseball Test

Plus Intro to the Black Sox Scandal of 1919.

10/1 Ty Cobb

Ty Cobb / Pair and Share w/ handout.

Q's--Why did people dislike Ty Cobb; Why did people admire him; What do you think of him.

Burns #2

9/29 Doubleday Myth

1. Journal Write #8---Turn In Journals #5-8.

2. Doubleday Myth Handout.
3. Timeline of Early Baseball with terms

4. Finish Early Baseball

9/27 Early Baseball

Journal Write #7--Babe Ruth

Burns and Early Baseball