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In 1905, Mogridge created the first crude protective head gear and was granted patent No. 780899 for a head protector.. This first attempt at a batting helmet was said to look like an inflatable boxing glove that wrapped around the hitters head..
The other aspect is that by allowing hotter bats, there will be less need for some players to use altered or illegal bats. It is these doctored bats that are the real danger. The USSSA was the first softball organization to introduce a Bat Performance Standard (1995). That policy was then adopted by SPO (1997) making us the first Canadian association to have a bat performance policy (bats had to have a BPF less than 1.20).