Hardball=baseball?

[IUjapander]

Saw an unusual item that was made in the 30s, but instead of baseball it says hardball.

Was baseball referenced as hardball in those times, or is this referencing something else like the gloveless softball game they play in Chicago?

 

[smapdi]

Hardball = baseball. As opposed to softball.

 

[David Anthony]

Who DIDN'T cry when G-Baby took a dirt nap?

 

[RNCoyote]

Who DIDN'T cry when G-Baby took a dirt nap?

Final 20 minutes of movie was tear jerker