Origins An original U-M playing field, which also doubled as a baseball diamond, ca. 1865. This site is located near the present-day Diag. The First Sport: Baseball at U-MJack Hinchman and the Origins of Baseball at MichiganSetting the Stage for Fleet WalkerFleet Walker at Michigan and in the ProsElmer Mitchell and Institutionalized Racism The 'M' Tradition Waterman GymnasiumEarly Beginnings & StrugglesCatalyst & Construction Barbour Gymnasium