Charging the mound Charging the mound In baseball, charging the mound is an assault by a batter against the pitcher, usually the result of being hit by a pitch or nearly being hit by a pitch, such as a brushback. The first incidence of a professional charging of the mound has not been identified, but the practice dates back to the game's early days. Charging the mound is the most common initiator of a bench-clearing brawl. Before charging, the batter usually throws his bat and helmet aside so that he may face the pitcher unarmed (it is a very serious breach of baseball
The Bewties Of The Fute-ball The Bewties Of The Fute-ball The Bewties Of The Fute-ball is a brief, anonymous Middle Scots poem of the sixteenth century. It depicts the game of football, as it was played in the same era, as being violent and unruly. Ball games played between opposing teams were widespread in pre-modern Europe. Many localities are known to have had a variety including the Calcio of Florence and La Soule of northern France In Scotland football games were common enough for the Scottish Parliament to attempt to outlaw them on several occasions. The act of 1457, under James II, is typical. The