Huzzah!

Saturday was a beautiful day in D.C. What could be better than watching some vintage base ball? (That's not a typo; baseball was two words back then. In those days, they also tied onions to their belts, which was the style at the time.)You think you're hot, try wearing these outfits on a warm day!Several teams from the region were in attendance, including the hosts, the Chesapeake and Potomac Base Ball Club. Chanuck and I were wandering around when we first arrived, and a very nice gentleman from the Gotham Base Ball Club of New York handed me a packet of information and explained some of the rules. According to him, the resurgence of vintage base ball started in the Midwest and spread. It's big in New York- there's several teams in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut area, and a few are starting up around here. (No D.C. team yet, but the Chesapeake and Potomac club aims to fill that void.) We watched most of the game between Gotham and C&P. I don't know who won, but while Gotham had some power hitters, C&P seemed to be pulling ahead thanks to some excellent fielding from the "scouts" in the outfield.

Here's a video of the end of another game, between C&P and the Flemington Neshanocks, I believe.

After all the "hurrahs" and "huzzahs," there's one modern-day touch: the Good Game.
Well fielded, all!