Choo Choo,

As always, it's great to have you guys here in Hartford...

Any and All teams are welcome to join us at this years Hartford St.
Pats day parade. March 14th at 11:00 a.m

Grit



--- In newenglandvintagebaseball@yahoogroups.com, shanjd@... wrote:
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> Grit
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> Look forward to seeing you at the parade.
>
> John "Choo-Choo" Shannahan
> Mudville
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Moran <cmoranbaseball@...>
> To: newenglandvintagebaseball@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 2:15 pm
> Subject: [newenglandvintagebaseball] Friends of Vintage Base Ball
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> Vintage Enthusiasts,
>
> Just wanted to announce to all of you the newly organized "Friends of
> Vintage Base Ball" (FoVBB). Please visit the website
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> www.friendsofvintagebaseball.org
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> FoVBB is an organization dedicated to the promotion of the game as it
> was played in the 19th century. Our purpose is to facilitate and
> preserve the customs, culture, history and spirit of vintage base ball
> through public education, awareness and participation.
>
> Currently we are working with the Coalition to Strengthen the
> Sheldon/Charter Oak Neighborhood (CSS/CON) and the City of Hartford,
> Connecticut to designate a field of play in Colt Park for vintage base
> ball. The Coltsville district in Hartford has recently been named a
> National Historic Landmark and is on its way to becoming a National
Park.
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> The Hartford Senators, Newtown Sandy Hooks and Hartford Dark Blues are
> involved with this project and look forward to using these grounds.
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> The grounds will be open to all vintage teams. Any of you who would
> like to use the field are more than welcome. It will be a great
> central location for the New England clubs to meet you don't want to
> travel from one corner to the other. The more the field is used the
> merrier.
>
> If you would like to schedule a game you can contact me
> (capngrit@...) or Ray "Shutta" Shaw (rcshaw1@...).
>
> Here's to a vintage 2009!
>
> Chris "Grit" Moran
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