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The 19th Annual Hall of Fame Inductee Dinner will be held on Saturday, March 28th, 2015 at the Drury Lane Oak brook The 16-Inch Chicago Softball Hall of Fame honors both men and women-players, historic teams, organizers, managers and umpires-who since the 1920s have exemplified excellent 16-inch softball talent, sportsmanship, and set a precedent for […]

The great game of softball started in Chicago at the Farragut Boat Club…in 1887 on a Thanksgiving Day while bored alumni of Harvard and Yale waited the ticker tape scores of their football game…wrapped up a boxing glove and starting hitting with a broom stick. In celebration of that event,the Hall of Fame Board led