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

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…”