Period Baseball Revival

[Remise]

I thought this might be of interest to some people. It would be fun to recruit these guys to come to a living history event: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/loc...,7992223.story

B.C. Milligan
Company K, First Penna. Reserves

[zouavecampaigner]

BC,

we've got an 1860s club here in Gettysburg, my friend!

We're the Gettysburg Sentinels Vintage Base Ball Club, and we've got a charity game for the Children's Miracle Network Sept. 20th in the G'burg Rec Park. A year or so ago, we played for the US Army War College, and PBS was there filming. A great time was had by all!

Regards,

Shaun

[zouavecampaigner]

BTW,

I am pretty darn certain that wearing the stockings up like that is 1870s and later, as seen by the Cincy Red Stockings.

Regards,
Shaun

[Forquer]

One of the largest convocations of vintage base ball will be in Columbus, OH Labor Day weekend during the Ohio Cup. Should be better than 20 men's teams and 2 or 3 ladies' teams competing. I don't think the game schedule has been published yet but games will be at Ohio Village (I-71 and 17th Avenue) typically start around 9 am.

[indguard]

I was amazed when I found a few years ago out how big Period Baseball was getting.

WTH

[Remise]

Shaun --

If you have not done so, you might try reading Thomas Dyja's great book, "Play for a Kingdom," which features not only baseball, but Zouaves (not your regiment, alas) and is set in the inferno of The Wilderness. I found it gripping.

B.C. Milligan
Company K, First Penna. Reserves

[zouavecampaigner]

BC,

alas, the 14th Brooklyn were chasseurs a pied, and not zouaves...according to themselves! (Shh, here's a historical secret, the 14th Brooklyn's uniforms were actually an attempt to copy Ellsworth's US Zouave Cadets!)

I LOVE that book, and think it would be a great movie someday! Dyja also wrote another good book, "Meet John Trow", about a reluctant reenactor who delves too far into his first person portrayal and it's quite interesting.

Regards,
Shaun Grenan

The "Red-pants do not a zouave make" mess

[zouavecampaigner]

One of the largest convocations of vintage base ball will be in Columbus, OH Labor Day weekend during the Ohio Cup. Should be better than 20 men's teams and 2 or 3 ladies' teams competing. I don't think the game schedule has been published yet but games will be at Ohio Village (I-71 and 17th Avenue) typically start around 9 am.

Greg,

one of these years I'm going to actually get my club out there your-a-way to play in the vintage mecca! I wanna play the Muffins!!!!

Regards,
Shaun

[Drygoods]

At last, I finally have a place to post this link. neat picture ain't it

see next link on next post.

[Drygoods]

At last, I finally have a place to post this link. neat picture ain't it

http://cgi.ebay.com/Historic-1865-Ba...dZp1638Q2em124