Backstroke (and now I know why you use that name
)- I think some sports from yesteryear are different than others. While I do believe the old time baseball players could adjust and succeed in the majors today, I would not say the same for professional basketball players. Did you ever see NBA footage from the late 1940's? Do you think those guys could hold their own against Kevin Durant or Lebron James? They would be completely outplayed. And NFL players would suffer too because players today probably outweigh them by 100 pounds. But baseball is a different kind of game and I think the old time players would do quite well.