fedoradude > A Red Stocking scores an ace.
fedoradude > Cowtown Vintage Base Ball photo
fedoradude > The gentleman ball players of Wichitatown and their opponents.  This game was played at Valley Center, Kansas for their Fall Festival.
fedoradude > A gentleman Bull Doser ball player and his lady.
fedoradude > Hey, batterbatterbatterbatter....
fedoradude > Cowtown Vintage Base Ball photo
fedoradude > The ball was delivered underhand by the hurler (pitcher in modern terms)....  Most interestingly, base ball in the Victorian Era was designed to be a hitting game for the enjoyment of the cranks (fans in modern terms).  Therefore, the batsman or stryker would request where he wanted the pitch to be (high, low or fair) and the hurler was expected to put it there for the stryker to be able to hit it.  To do otherwise, was considered ungentlemanly and would result in 1 warning.  After the 2nd warning, the stryker was awarded first base.
fedoradude > Cowtown Vintage Base Ball photo
fedoradude > Your throw is a little high there, Mr. Hurler.
A Red Stocking scores an ace.
fedoradude > A Red Stocking scores an ace.
A Red Stocking scores an ace.
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