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During
the Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Contest and Crafts
Festival
Old-time 'base ball' to be featured
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[SEPT. 16, 2006]
The Logan Railsplitting Association has
announced that there will be three exhibition games of old-time
"base ball" at the 36th annual Abraham Lincoln National
Railsplitting Festival and Crafts Fair. This type of game was also
played during Lincoln Heritage Days this year. Teams will be
competing Saturday and Sunday.
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The game is modeled after those played by the gentlemen's
clubs of the New York area before the Civil War. Play is undertaken
for exercise, fresh air, fellowship and the glory of the game;
winning and losing are secondary. Fine players are congratulated all
around.
The Kickapoo Valley Vintage Base Ball Club was formed in 2006 to
bring vintage base ball in the form of tournaments to Logan County's
many festivals that celebrate Abraham Lincoln and the events that
surrounded his life.
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 The terminology and rules for old-time base ball are very
different from modern terms. A full listing of terminology is
available at
www.railsplitting.com. (Follow the links for "Event
Descriptions" and "New This Year.") If any changes are made to the
rules, the umpire will notify the cranks (fans) and the club nines
(teams) before the match.
Games start at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday and at 12:30 p.m.
on Sunday.
For more information on this or other events happening at the
Railsplitting Festival, visit
www.railsplitting.com.
[Abraham Lincoln Tourism
Bureau of Logan County news release] |
