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The April 15 episode of "Vintage Base Ball This Week" is now available! This week's broadcast was done live on WVLP 98.3 FM in Valparaiso, Indiana last night...
What are your costs associated with the podcast? What is your recording chain? -glenn kladivaj <kladivaj@...> wrote: The April 15 episode of "Vintage...
Hey Dave, I have played in the local league for the past 3 years and you can find the
schedule on the local website www.bavbb.com Check it out, I'm sure they...
Thanks for the heads up slick... I'm going to try to get out to see you guys Sunday. Regards, Dave ... From: "Jim Colvin" <jim_colvin@...> Hey Dave, ...
Gypsy- Here's some info for the next webcast: The Elkton Eclipse traveled up to Cranston, NJ to meet the Providence Grays 1/2 way between cities for a couple...
Everybody, The name of the town where the match between Elkton and Providence took place is Cranford, NJ. It was indeed an excellent day of ball with...
Charles Feltman here - San Francisco Cable Car Chorus Music Director. This message is for the "San Fancisco Pacifics" but I could not find any other way to...
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According to the Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner : Apparently the tradition of singing the SSB before baseball games ...
The more exposure and people we have helping this league along, the better off we'll all be. We'd love to have you and the barbershop harmony society come out...
I agree whole heartedly ! This passion of Vintage ball has me consumed. I think the more we can add to the pleasantry and reality of the times back then the...
The Star Spangled Banner was first played at a base ball match to celebrate the opening of the Union Grounds in Brooklyn, NY on May 15, 1862. This is one of...
Excellent information! This is great to have for historical accuracy, however I must throw in there that we have no evidence that barbershop quartets did NOT...
Hello all, Just a reminder that this group if for all base ball enthusiasts who are interested in 1875-1900 style of play. And even if you want to discuss...
I thought that I would throw this out there for discussion while we still have time to chat. What are the accepted equipment spec's, substitution rules and...
first use of eye black was pure charcoal due to the fact that this game originated on poor farms with miners obviously not too far out of reach. I'm not too...
Surviving examples of glass tinted spectacles originate from colonial times here in America with notable usage during the Civil War by military sharp shooters....
"historical accuracy is not a goal of your clubs." Ouch! -- In 1875-1900VintageBaseBall@yahoogroups.com, "Richard" ... colonial ... a ... improvement. ... ball...
I'd say that is a perception based on a few words in a few sentences. HOWEVER, I will say that currently, some players are wearing eye black in our league,...
What might have ocurred is a slippery slope that has no place in historical interpretation, IMO. This is quite analogous to the oft-cited and entirely...
In my opinion it is very hard to be totally historically accurate no matter what vintage club or league you are. To do so you would have to, at very least,...
I agree 100% glenn <live_oak9@...> wrote: What might have ocurred is a slippery slope that has no place in historical interpretation, IMO. This is quite...
I'd like to add more thing to what I stated earlier. We are playing this game to preserve the historical roots of base ball, but to also have one hell of a...
Exactly my point. Nicely put. Of course I'd also like to add, if we are to be 100% historically accurate, that the use of cocaine was also accepted and many...
So if I'm reading this correctly, you're saying that a report of a deaf outfielder using spectacles that he created is not sufficient evidence to prove that...
I'll assume that this post was intended for me considering I was the only one to put personal information in a group forum. Unfortunately, I just see things...
