The NCAA, NBA [PDF], and WNBA [PDF] all enforce this general guideline. âOpposing team uniforms shall be of contrasting colors,â reads the official NCAA menâs basketball rule book. âThe home team shall wear light game jerseys and game shorts and the away team shall wear dark game jerseys and game shorts. This rule may be altered by mutual consent of the competing institutions.â How did this tradition start? Americaâs pastime probably had something to do with it. Towards the turn of the 20th century, Major League Baseball clubs began touting dark blue, black, or (usually) gray jerseys on the road, and white ones at home. Back in those days, teams sometimes had difficulty finding laundry services outside of their own cities.
The preserve is privately owned by Crystal Springs Preserve, Inc., a closely held private company. The spring is the source for Zephyrhills Natural Spring Water, a commercially bottled water product. The water that is bottled represents less than 1% of the flow of the Spring.
Pharmacist George J. Schmitt and route deliveryman Otis Hinckley founded Hinckley & Schmitt in 1888 in Chicago by purchasing water from White Rock Corporation.Today, Hinckley Springs Â® is sold throughout the Midwest and is honored as the official bottled drinking water at many Chicago-area events and attractions.harmacist George J. Schmitt and route deliveryman Otis Hinckley founded Hinckley & Schmitt in 1888 in Chicago by purchasing water from White Rock Corporation.