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Originally posted in another thread by Bill W:
I attended the Society for American Baseball Research convention last weekend in Denver ...
Bill -- thought you and others might be interested in this story (NYTimes, reg. req.) about old-fashioned "base ball" leagues. I attended the Society for American Baseball Research convention last weekend in Denver ...
"Vintage base ball leagues exist in at least 18 states and in Ontario, Canada. The Vintage Base Ball Association at www.vbba.org lists member leagues and has links to playing schedules. Numerous games are scheduled in the New York metropolitan area. A more comprehensive list of leagues and teams, some of which are not members of the Vintage Base Ball Association, and schedules can be found at www.freights-depot.com.]http://www.freights-depot.com."]www.freig...ot.com."[/url][/url]
Games are played be either 1845 or 1866 rules.
"Around the country dozens of leagues have sprung up in the last 13 years to revive the early days of the game, when its name was two words — base ball. Bats were made from cut-down wagon tongues, and only the team captain could speak to the umpire. No base stealing, either."
The article focuses on a league in the Finger Lakes region of New York.
(btw -- as an added attraction, there's a pic of a cute guy wearing the old-fashioned duds in the article ... nice ... reminds me of a dream I had about Ray Liotta in (and out of) his old-fashioned uniform in Fields of Dreams ... nice ...)
[ July 15, 2003, 06:39 AM: Message edited by: DCBucky ]
