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Image extracted from the 1911 publication "Athletic Handbook for Philippine Public Schools." |
The playing park itself was probably set up for baseball or athletics or both. Athletics had initially been introduced by American soldiers into the country, while baseball started to flourish primarily through teachers and the school system.
Consequently, towns and provinces started setting up their own athletic associations and started likewise competing against each other. Whilst initially reluctant to participate in sports, Filipinos became more involved because of the burgeoning rivalries that started to develop between the teams of the different towns and provinces.
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Notes and references:
“Regions of the Philippines,” Wikipedia.
2 “Athletic Handbook for the Philippine Public Schools,” by the Bureau of Education, published 1911 in Manila, p. 45.
“Regions of the Philippines,” Wikipedia.
2 “Athletic Handbook for the Philippine Public Schools,” by the Bureau of Education, published 1911 in Manila, p. 45.
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