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Baseball: It Ain’t What It Used To Be

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“Baseball: It Ain’t What It Used To Be” – Rita Christopher/The Day

“Don’t look for a designated hitter-that’s a 1973 innovation. And don’t look for some of the other moves that are traditionally part of a ball game-no stealing, no bunting, no runners taking leads off the bases. This is 1857 baseball, and it is a different game, even written differently, as two words: base ball.

And base ball is making a comeback at Devitt Field in Deep River, on Sunday, Sept. 21. The historical societies of Essex, Chester, and Deep River are sponsoring a tri-town vintage baseball challenge. In the round robin, each town will play a two- or three-inning game against both the others…”

Base Ball as Mark Twain Knew It

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HARTFORD, Conn. — The Mark Twain House & Museum is pleased to present five leading experts from the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR), who will engage in a lively panel discussion of “base ball” during the 19th century. The moderator will be the Mark Twain House & Museums’s Education Manager, Craig Hotchkiss, who is a former vintage “base ball” player and frequent presenter of the museum’s community outreach program, Base Ball as Mark Twain Knew It.

This fascinating–and free–discussion on the national pastime will take place on Wednesday, September 17 at 7:00 p.m. in the Mark Twain Museum Center. Panelists include John Thorn, David Arcidiacono, Gary O’Maxfield, Joe Williams, and Bill Ryczek.

Time will be reserved for questions from the audience, and following the program, the authors will sign copies of their books for the public. Copies of their books will be available for sale in the Mark Twain House bookstore.

Base Ball in Twain’s Time: A Panel Discussion by Five Leading Experts from the Society of American Baseball Research (20 Aug 2014)

Just call the ump ‘Sir’: 1890s-style baseball game coming to Ansonia

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“Just call the ump ‘Sir’: 1890s-style baseball game coming to Ansonia” – Michael P. Mayko/Connecticut Post

“…Michel, Buono, Gura and French were among the first to get a feeling of what’s expected of their play July 19 in a baseball game using 1890 rules and equipment at Nolan Field.

The game will pit the Ansonia Coppermen, in honor of its historic factories, against the rival Derby Osborndales, named for that city’s philanthropic family…”

Yesterday’s Baseball Today: Ivoryton Nine Play Lyme Taverners

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“Yesterday’s Baseball Today: Ivoryton Nine Play Lyme Taverners” – Rita Christopher/The Day

“The hurler throws the pill to the striker, who makes a banjo hit as the cranks cheer. Maybe more aces for their club nine! But alas, the pill is caught on one bounce, and the striker is dead.

No, it’s not murder; it’s not mayhem; it’s vintage base ball-that’s right, base ball, two words back then. And it is coming to Comstock Field in Ivoryton on Saturday, Sept. 7, when the Ivoryton Nine play the Lyme Taverners…”

Previews on Parade in New London

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“Previews on Parade in New London” – Kristina Dorsey/The Day

“Want a little art with your meal?

New London’s newly refashioned Parade Plaza will host lunchtime performance previews – about 15 minutes – on Fridays from now through September.

They do mean previews, all in advance of full-length shows coming up in New London.

First up this week, for instance, is a preview of two events: the Traditions music festival at the Hygienic Art Park and the Sea Music Festival at Mystic Seaport.

Then, on June 18, it’s Jazz Underground offering a sample of Kent Hewitt’s music. On June 25, the New London County Historical Society previews Vintage Base Ball and Connecticut Historic Gardens Day.

For a complete calendar (which includes Flock theatre on Aug. 16, David Dorfman Dance on Sept. 10, and ECSO on Sept. 24), visit newlondonwaterfrontdistrict.org.

People can also order a boxed lunch from several local restaurants, which will be delivered to the Parade. Here’s what you do: order your lunch by 11 a.m., pay by phone, and then pick up lunch at noon at the hospitality table at the Parade. (Participating restaurants are: Bean & Leaf, Brie & Bleu, Hanafin’s, Mangetout, Muddy Waters, Passion Coffee House & Restaurant, Subway, and Thames River Greenery & Beanery.)

Previews on Parade, noon-1 p.m. Fridays from this week through Sept. 24, Parade Plaza, State Street, New London; free; performances are at 12:30 p.m.; (860) 444-2489, newlondonwaterfrontdistrict.org.”