I ran across this recently published article on a blogger. Very good
article on vintage base ball and more so, on Ray Shaw! Ray has been a
huge advocate and promoter of vintage base ball and his photographs a
witness to that.

here's the link to the story:

http://www.rep-am.com/story.php?id=785

Thanks, RAY!! HUZZAH!!

Grit

Hi Guys,

The Pittsfield "ELMS" VBBC is located in Pittsfield, MA. WE are
planning a Vintage Tournament for Memorial Day weekend at Historic
Wahconah Park. We are planning an eight team single eliminate venue,
but will gurantee two games for particiapting teams.I ahve a Board
meeting today to finalize the set-up.

It will probably be a 7 inning game or two hour limit. We will play
1886 rules, which allows gloves.

I'm looking for two more teams to complete the field.
Hartford,Simsbury,Essex,Westfield,Newton Sandy Hook and Pittsfield
are committed.

You can contact me at pprocopio54@... or call me at : Home:
413-447-7769 or school: 413-684-0780 ext. #1207.

I know there are some new teams out there who might like to
participate. The Colonials? A new New Hampshire team? The New
Hampshire "Granites". The Providence "Hens " have a committment and
will not participate. We were hoping to return a favor to them for
inviting us to their Classic last year.

Wishing all another great year of fun and entertainment for the
players and fans of Vintage Base Ball.

Yours in VBB, Paul Procopio- President and Manager of the "ELMS"

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From: "game_hens" <game_hens@...>
Hey guys, thanks for the responses for the Vintage Ballist's
Tournament.  We're basically looking to have eight teams in the 1886
group, and 8 in the 1861 group.  Right now we have basically half of
the committments we need, which is nice because this has only been put
out on this forum, and only recently.  I will take care of all the
administrative issues, but I want this to be fun for all involved, so
any suggestions will be taken into serious consideration.  I'd like to
see if any of the clubs who haven't talked with me about it might be
interested (Providence, Hartford, Westfield, Bristol, et, al...).  Let
me know when you can.  Thanks.
-Blue
Game Hens

Hey everyone,

We are nearing the one month mark of this group and I just had to
say that I am encouraged by the participation and the number of
teams that are now in the area. I figured I would name all of the
teams that are represented and then if people know of any other
teams not on this list please forward this on to them.

Teams 15 so far? (sorry if I left a team out who is already a
member)
Essex Base Ball Club and Lynn Live Oaks- Danvers, MA
Bristol Blues- Bristol RI
Westfield Wheelman- Westfield, MA
Cornish Game Hens- Providence, RI
NH Granite- Nashua, NH
Mudville Nine- MA
Simsbury Taverneers- Simsbury, CT
Dirigo Nine- Maine
Newtown Sandy Hooks- Newtown, CT
Melrose Pondfeilders, Melrose MA
Hartford Senators- Hartford CT
Boston Colonials- Boston, MA
Waterbury Connors- Waterbury, CT
Providence Grays- Providence, RI

I would also like to remind people of the Team Contact Info that
John Simmons put together (it is in the files section) anyone can
edit the material and add their teams contact info so that new teams
or existing teams can contact you.

If you have not done so please feel free to add your team's web site
to the links section. Id also like to say I like Chris Moran's poll-
if others have poll ideas please feel free to make them. In response
to Chris's poll question I def think all teams have different
approaches to vintage base ball and I am very interested in the
results.  I know this is a topic that was raised in the NEVBBL at
our league meeting so I am curious on how other teams feel. If
people want to post stuff in the files section (rules/ articles/
etc) please feel free to do so. There is also a pictures section if
people want to use that section as well.

Brian Sheehy

Enter your vote today!  A new poll has been created for the
newenglandvintagebaseball group:

When participating in a vintage base ball game, what do you feel should be the
primary goal?
(if you think there should be another choice e-mail it to the group and I'll
edit the poll's choices)

   o Educate yourself and the public about a particular era of base ball
   o Historical accuracy
   o Good sportsmanship and competitive play
   o Being able to recreate a bygone era of base ball
   o Playing the game of base ball


To vote, please visit the following web page:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newenglandvintagebaseball/surveys?id=12230359

Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are
not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups
web site listed above.

Thanks!

Hello everybody, this is Chris Moran, captain and catcher for the
Hartford Senators. Very thrilled to participate in this forum/group.
Looking forward to the 2006 season. Love seeing new teams developing in
the New England area.

Hope the off season is treating everyone well and we'll see you on the
vintage ball grounds! Good Luck to all this season! HUZZAH!

Grit

...look at brett...the captain of his own vintage ball club...he
looked better in blue and gray...
-blue
--- In newenglandvintagebaseball@yahoogroups.com, "bostoncolonials"
<bostoncolonials@y...> wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
> My name is Brett Lahde, and I am a member of a new club out of
Boston,
> the Colonials.  Although we are an 1886 ballclub, we will happily
play
> any style of baseball, anywhere you all can give us a game.  With
> regards to home and away games, it would be better to schedule games
> on our field in the later months of the season - July, August,
> September - while letting us travel to you in the earlier months.  In
> addition, if any of you are predisposed to play on Sundays, rather
> than Saturdays, we are happy to meet you then, as well.  I look
> forward to hopefully meeting(and playing) all of you out there!
> Brett
>

Hi folks,
My name is Brett Lahde, and I am a member of a new club out of Boston,
the Colonials.  Although we are an 1886 ballclub, we will happily play
any style of baseball, anywhere you all can give us a game.  With
regards to home and away games, it would be better to schedule games
on our field in the later months of the season - July, August,
September - while letting us travel to you in the earlier months.  In
addition, if any of you are predisposed to play on Sundays, rather
than Saturdays, we are happy to meet you then, as well.  I look
forward to hopefully meeting(and playing) all of you out there!
Brett

Gentleman,

I would like introduce myself to the members here. My name is
Andy "Bishop" Cunningham. I am a member of the Melrose Pondfeilders.

http://www.pondfeilders.org/

The Melrose Pondfeilders are located in Massachusetts 6 miles North of
Boston. Our team is a member of the New England Vintage Base Ball
League and we have been playing vintage ball since September of 2001.
Our team generally plays the rulesets from 1860 through 1876.

We look forward to meeting and playing with you in the coming seasons!

Nice article. It is always important for new teams to get their name out there and one of the best ways to recruit new players is through articles.

 

Dont feel bad about a few errors. Last season we had about 11 articles written on the Essex/ Lynn clubs and Id say 3 or 4 of them were quality pieces on vintage base ball and our team. At times reporters like to focus on how you got involved or how quirky vintage is. Those articles usually result in little interest, and some razzing from my teammates because it either talks just about me or I said some stupid quote. I just got a call a few weeks back from a retired woman who writes a small piece in the local paper on clubs or organizations, and she decided why not write it on our club. Im really interested in this piece because the woman had no clue about baseball.

 

Brian

adonisterry <dgenovese@...> wrote:

FYI, a nice article appeared in our local paper tonite about the
Wheelmen. Other than a few errors in facts and a few omissions, its
not bad.

Here is the link

http://wwvbbc.tripod.com/id6.html

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FYI, a nice article appeared in our local paper tonite about the
Wheelmen. Other than a few errors in facts and a few omissions, its
not bad.

Here is the link

http://wwvbbc.tripod.com/id6.html

FYI, a nice article appeared in our local paper tonite about the
Wheelmen. Other than a few errors in facts and a few omissions, its
not bad.

Here is the link

http://wwvbbc.tripod.com/id6.html

Hey guys, thanks for the responses for the Vintage Ballist's
Tournament.  We're basically looking to have eight teams in the 1886
group, and 8 in the 1861 group.  Right now we have basically half of
the committments we need, which is nice because this has only been put
out on this forum, and only recently.  I will take care of all the
administrative issues, but I want this to be fun for all involved, so
any suggestions will be taken into serious consideration.  I'd like to
see if any of the clubs who haven't talked with me about it might be
interested (Providence, Hartford, Westfield, Bristol, et, al...).  Let
me know when you can.  Thanks.
-Blue
  Game Hens

Gentlemen...The Cornish Game Hens of Providence, RI, The New Hampshire
Granite, The Nashua Red Stockings & Boston Colonials will be hosting
an invitational Base Ball tournament on 30 September 2006.  The event
will take place either in Providence, RI or Brighton, MA.  Right now
we are in the preliminary planning stages, but we plan to have both
1886 & 1861 contests.  We'd like any club interested in playing to let
me know as soon as possible.  Though the details aren't quite
solidified yet, I want to put it out there now, so interested clubs
can mark the date...This will be a loose, fun event with the usual
easygoing nature that you've come to expect from the Game Hens and
Granite.  We hope that your clubs will participate to make it a great
event!

-Blue
Game Hens

Gentlemen...The Cornish Game Hens of Providence, RI, The New Hampshire
Granite, The Nashua Red Stockings & Boston Colonials will be hosting
an invitational Base Ball tournament on 30 September 2006.  The event
will take place either in Providence, RI or Brighton, MA.  Right now
we are in the preliminary planning stages, but we plan to have both
1886 & 1861 contests.  We'd like any club interested in playing to let
me know as soon as possible.  Though the details aren't quite
solidified yet, I want to put it out there now, so interested clubs
can mark the date...This will be a loose, fun event with the usual
easygoing nature that you've come to expect from the Game Hens and
Granite.  We hope that your clubs will participate to make it a great
event!

-Blue
Game Hens

Gentlemen...The Cornish Game Hens of Providence, RI, The New Hampshire
Granite, The Nashua Red Stockings & Boston Colonials will be hosting
an invitational Base Ball tournament on 30 September 2006.  The event
will take place either in Providence, RI or Brighton, MA.  Right now
we are in the preliminary planning stages, but we plan to have both
1886 & 1861 contests.  We'd like any club interested in playing to let
me know as soon as possible.  Though the details aren't quite
solidified yet, I want to put it out there now, so interested clubs
can mark the date...This will be a loose, fun event with the usual
easygoing nature that you've come to expect from the Game Hens and
Granite.  We hope that your clubs will participate to make it a great
event!

-Blue
  Game Hens

Hey guys,

In the files section
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/newenglandvintagebaseball/files/
I uploaded several different sets of rules 61,64, 67, 71, 76, and the
Massachusetts or townball rules.  If people have 80's rules please
feel free to upload them as well.

Brian

Thanks Brian for your effort to give us a forum...I'll have to see
how this calendar works and see if there are ways to share
calendars and simplify the scheduling process.

Who's this Maine contingent? Where are you out of, and do you
have a team in place? Don't say Skowhegan or we may never
meet! In all seriousness, let us know if any of us can help in any
way.

Best wishes to all and Merry Christmas -- next week we can
begin working seriously on filling up our schedues.

Pray for an early Spring.

Ray 'Shutta' Shaw
Newtown Sandy Hooks
Vintage Base Ball Club

203 270 0596
rcshaw1@...
http://www.vbbnewtown.com

Hey Everyone,

I apologize for not doing this first, I got caught up with Christmas
shopping.  Well to introduce myself I am from the Essex Base Ball
Organization.  We are made up of two teams the Essex Base Ball Club (I
am the captain) and the Lynn Live Oaks (I serve kind of as the GM for
them).  Both teams are out of Danvers, MA and are members of the New
England Vintage Base Ball League.  In 2006 Essex will be entering its
fifth season and Lynn will be going into its second.  Both teams
usually play 1861 rules but are always open to trying new rule sets
and have already talked with a few teams about trying some 1880's.  We
are always open to traveling and look forward to meeting new teams out
there.  I am happy that people are joining this list and very
encouraged by the possibilities of it.

Brian Sheehy
Essex Base Ball Club
www.essexbaseball.org

Hello all!

Maine's finest and only Vintage Base Ball Club is honored to be on the
foroum with you.  Either myself or co-founder Mark Rhoman will be the
ones posting on here most likely, but others will view this im sure!

If your intrested check out our website at www.dirigobaseball.org or
email us at dirigobaseball@...

Great to be here with you, cant wait to see you all on the field....

Matt Bray
DVBBC

Brian, Great job. The NH Granite play 1886 base ball, but are willing
to play any era and are willing to travel.  This will be our second
season.

Hey guys...we (Game Hens) are putting our schedule together starting
this coming week...e-mail me (game_hens@...) if you want to set
something up...we will again play all styles of VBB this season so
we're open to play anyone...thanks...see you on the field.

Guys:

I created a simple text file where we can all put our team contact
information.  I think it would be very useful to have all of the
contact information for every New England team in one place.

I believe you click on "Files" and you will see "Team Contact Info" as
a file.  To the right of the file, click "edit" and you should be able
to make changes.


JS

Hello,

This email message is a notification to let you know that
a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the newenglandvintagebaseball
group.

   File        : /TEAM CONTACT INFO
   Uploaded by : salmonabode <jsimmons@...>
   Description :

You can access this file at the URL:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newenglandvintagebaseball/files/TEAM%20CONTACT%20I\
NFO

To learn more about file sharing for your group, please visit:
http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/groups/files

Regards,

salmonabode <jsimmons@...>

Hello Fellow New England Ballists,

We are a start-up, 1886 vintage team and are based in the Springfield
Massachusetts area. I began forming this club in the fall of 2005,
have gathered some good sponsorship and have begun to schedule our
season. I currently have a solid group of nine players and a goal to
get to 15. I am recruiting heavily to get to that magic number. If any
team in the eastern part of the state has lost any players because
they had to move to the western part of the state we would love to
talk to him. Please email me his contact information. I also would
welcome any thoughts on how other teams recruit.

Thank you

Hey everyone,

I want to welcome everyone to this groups page. Like I said vintage
base ball is really thriving in New England and with so many new teams
coming up we should have something where teams can introduce
themselves to other teams.  Teams can try to get games, make contacts,
or just talk some baseball. This forum is really open to whatever
people want to make it.

I think that everyone who joins should introduce themselves and their
club, maybe say where they usually play and what era they play. Teams
are welcome to put their web sites on the links section as well.

Brian Sheehy