In 1908, within New Yorks Tin Pan Alley music business, a powerful enterprise was born. Songwriters Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer, having never seen a professional game, made a creative investment that promised huge returns. The discovery came from a subway sign advertising baseball, a valuable opportunity that sparked a hit song. The songs key innovation was its hero, Katie Casey, a woman whose passion for baseball was a progressive concept. She refused offers of luxury and wealth, choosi