A bit OT: My 19th Century Baseball Team in the NY Times

[Jay Wolt]

Ben, that's great!
I went to a tournament last July in Gettysburg, was your team there.
Had a lot of fun. The players took it serious and it seemed very authentic.

[IronHorse2130]

Originally Posted by Jay Wolt

Ben, that's great!
I went to a tournament last July in Gettysburg, was your team there.
Had a lot of fun. The players took it serious and it seemed very authentic.

Hi Jay. We haven't played in Gettysburg but I'm going to suggest it to my teammate who arranges the games. It would certainly be a great place to play. Was this in conjunction with the annual July reenactment?

[AndyG09]

Great article, Ben. I too play vintage ball by 1867 rules. No bound, and the stealing rules are a bit different too. Went to Old Bethpage this spring for the vintage baseball national conference. Great place for a game. Glad to hear there is another vintage ballist on the board!

Best,

Andy

[Jay Wolt]

Hi Jay. We haven't played in Gettysburg but I'm going to suggest it to my teammate who arranges the games. It would certainly be a great place to play. Was this in conjunction with the annual July reenactment?

No, it was a couple of weeks later and a few miles from the battlefields and the town of Gettysburg.
The tourney was in a large field surrounded by a rural area w/ farms.
It seemed more authentic this way, then at a high school field or a park w/ scoreboards, dugouts & such.
The Gettysburg anniversary is actually now, since the battles took place, July 1-3 1863. The town will be a mob scene from last weekend till this coming weekend.