subject: Houndstooth Baseball Cap - One Kind Of Promotional Hat [print this page] Baseball is very popular in the United States, all the players of the defense side wear baseball caps, and their fans on the spectator stand also wear their favorite team's hats. It was so popular that it became a daily adornment, and become popular in different types and brands all over the world.
The popularity of baseball caps grows with the development of the sport, with the batting of the base ball as the significant part of the team game, with a lot of confrontation. It has now become a worldwide sport with significant influence and deemed by many as the combination of skill and wit, or brain and brawn team competition. It is so popular in the states and Japan that they are treated as "national sport" of both countries.
In its early years, baseball cap was not accepted as a daily adornment as part of our clothing, but only as part of the gear of players in the game. In 1839, the first baseball game was held in the town gimps, of New York State. In 1860, the game gained momentum by going professional in the United States. In 1871, the "national organization of professional baseball players" was founded, which changed its name to "American league" in 1876. In 1881, another national professional baseball organization came into being, and later, became the "national association of professional baseball". In 1884, the first championship between these two organizations took place, with the name of "world baseball championship."
In 1910, President William Howard Taft officially announced the inauguration of baseball as the "national sport" of the united sates. Baseball cap became a standard part of the sportswear for all teams, first being worn only in sunny weather to shelter of the strong sun and later, a must item in rain or shine. In 1873, the sport was introduced to Japan from the United States. In Japanese, the sports turned professional in 1934. Baseball cap also gained the same recognition in Japan since then. After world war ii,baseball spread like wildfire to many European countries. Now, this sport is played in over 100 countries on five continents. Baseball caps are popular worldwide, but only being worn by baseball players during competitions. It has not yet turned a daily item in clothing for most people, but only as a team statement for players of the game.
As this sport has become popular, so grows the baseball cap culture. According to years of study by some experts in the United States in the arena of this game, baseball was originated from the cricket game of England, also known as rounder. In 1893, an American called Doubleday organized the very first game, the prototype version of modern baseball game. During the competition, baseball players wore such cap with a long wide brim to shelter strong sunlight from the eyes to get better scores, the birth/advent of the earliest baseball cap.
Hats come in many styles and colors. They can be found in all countries of the world. But there are some caps that may seem as if they belong in one area of the country or the world. Such may the case with this hat, the hounds tooth baseball cap although it is still a baseball cap, and it has a unique look to it. It is almost as if it looks like a checkerboard.
It could be for the person who made them famous. It could be for the area they are in. It just happens to be they are named for one of the states. No matter what the reason is men are not the only reason wearing them.
Another interesting thing about the hounds tooth baseball caps, it that the come in a variety of colors. Most people think of checkerboard as red and black or black and white. However, these hats come in a variety of colors. You will see purple, black, red, blue, brown and a whole variety of other colors.
Although the houndstooth pattern did not originate in this country, there is a certain person who made it famous in this country. Actually, the pattern originated in Scotland and is characterized by abstract 4 pointed shapes. The first time it was created, it was woven in wool, nowadays it is created in many types of materials. Between the 30's and the 70's the pattern made many appearances on clothing. The style has been around since the times of Edward viii. Whether or not you have an appreciation for the design; the style has been around a while.
