Hi,
On May 29, the Murphysboro Clarkes faced the Springfield Long Nine in an 1860's style vintage base ball doubleheader at Riverside Park.
In the first match, Springfield won, and the Clarkes took the second match, 10-5.
In keeping with the spirit of vintage base ball, the games were played in a very gentlemanly manner. There is a whole vocabulary for the game, including fans being called cranks. The batter is called the striker, and the umpire is called the arbitrator, etc...
The players for the Springfield Long Nine included my son-in-law Dennis Daniels, and his two sons, Kyle and Todd, as well as Kyle's son, Ty.
The cranks included Todd's wife, Cindy; Kyle's wife, Kendra, and daughter Grace, along with my daughter Patti.
On the Murphysboro side, my great niece, Angela Bailey and her two daughters were there to root for her husband Raymond. Other wives, family members and friends also attended. Some of those that attended the Shawnee Hills Wine Festival also watched.
My cousin, C.J. Calandro, is a member of the Clarkes, but he arrived late to the games due to his mother's illness. He oftentimes is the arbitrator.
All I could do was root for both teams, since I had relatives playing on both sides. I enjoyed watching them, but it sure is a lot different than other ball games that I've seen.
Do any of you out there remember June 6, 1944 --- D-Day? I sure do!
I was in New York City at the time. My husband was in the Navy, and he was serving on a transport ship. He would be gone out to sea for three or four weeks, and then be in port for two or three weeks. So we lived in New York. I was with two other Navy men's wives who lived close to us. It was a very exciting day!
My daughter Frances just got home after visiting her grandson in north Carolina, where he is stationed at the Marine base there. I know they both enjoyed the visit.
My gem... Think of all you speak, but do not speak all that you think.
Today, I have something light-hearted for you...
* How do you know when you're staying in a Kentucky hotel? When you call the front desk and say, "I gotta leak in my sink," and the front desk replies, "Go ahead."
* How can you tell if a Tennessee redneck is married? There is dried tobacco juice on both sides of his pickup truck.
* What do they call reruns of "Hee Haw" in Alabama? Documentaries.
* Where was the toothbrush invented? Mississippi. If it was invented anywhere else, it would have been called teethbrush.
* A Georgia state trooper pulls over a pickup on I-75 and says to the driver, "Got any I.D.?" and the driver replies, "Bout wut?"
* Did you hear that they have raised the minimum drinking age in West Virginia to 32? It seems that they want to keep alcohol out of the high schools!
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Hi,
On May 29, the Murphysboro Clarkes faced the Springfield Long Nine in an 1860's style vintage base ball doubleheader at Riverside Park.
In the first match, Springfield won, and the Clarkes took the second match, 10-5.
In keeping with the spirit of vintage base ball, the games were played in a very gentlemanly manner. There is a whole vocabulary for the game, including fans being called cranks. The batter is called the striker, and the umpire is called the arbitrator, etc...
The players for the Springfield Long Nine included my son-in-law Dennis Daniels, and his two sons, Kyle and Todd, as well as Kyle's son, Ty.
The cranks included Todd's wife, Cindy; Kyle's wife, Kendra, and daughter Grace, along with my daughter Patti.
On the Murphysboro side, my great niece, Angela Bailey and her two daughters were there to root for her husband Raymond. Other wives, family members and friends also attended. Some of those that attended the Shawnee Hills Wine Festival also watched.
My cousin, C.J. Calandro, is a member of the Clarkes, but he arrived late to the games due to his mother's illness. He oftentimes is the arbitrator.
All I could do was root for both teams, since I had relatives playing on both sides. I enjoyed watching them, but it sure is a lot different than other ball games that I've seen.
Do any of you out there remember June 6, 1944 --- D-Day? I sure do!
I was in New York City at the time. My husband was in the Navy, and he was serving on a transport ship. He would be gone out to sea for three or four weeks, and then be in port for two or three weeks. So we lived in New York. I was with two other Navy men's wives who lived close to us. It was a very exciting day!
My daughter Frances just got home after visiting her grandson in north Carolina, where he is stationed at the Marine base there. I know they both enjoyed the visit.
My gem... Think of all you speak, but do not speak all that you think.
Today, I have something light-hearted for you...
* How do you know when you're staying in a Kentucky hotel? When you call the front desk and say, "I gotta leak in my sink," and the front desk replies, "Go ahead."
* How can you tell if a Tennessee redneck is married? There is dried tobacco juice on both sides of his pickup truck.
* What do they call reruns of "Hee Haw" in Alabama? Documentaries.
* Where was the toothbrush invented? Mississippi. If it was invented anywhere else, it would have been called teethbrush.
* A Georgia state trooper pulls over a pickup on I-75 and says to the driver, "Got any I.D.?" and the driver replies, "Bout wut?"
* Did you hear that they have raised the minimum drinking age in West Virginia to 32? It seems that they want to keep alcohol out of the high schools!
