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Across 2. Provided young men a sense of belonging and excitment 4. Most popular and loved baseball player of all time. 8. "A conspiracy pure and simple" (John Montgomery Ward) 9. "Where oh where is the____________drifting to?" (Tim Murnane) 10. Baseball began in the late 1800's during what war? 13. 1858 - the formation of the... 14. Wrote the first rule book. 15. Baseball's darkest moment. 16. More than a clash between rival sets of entrepreneurs. 17. This man was responsible for convincing young men to form a baseball club. 18. The first african american to be signed-over to a major league team.

Down 1. With the invention of the_____and improvements of__________, players such as Babe Ruth and aTy Cobb Became household names. 3. Provided the envy of cities everywhere. 5. Had his major league debut on August 30, 1906. 6. He called attention to basebll's peculiar labor-management relationship 7. A high degree of excitment. 11. Baseball's simplicity has earned the nickname... 12. The team in which Alexander Cartwright formed.