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"Base Ball" as it was played in 1864!
Good old-fashioned (and free) fun: Vintage ball game and Parker Homestead open house Sunday, June 12, in Little Silver
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Watch the Monmouth Furnace Base Ball Club...
take on the Chesapeake 9 from Baltimore, Maryland,
using official 1864 rules. That means no fielding gloves. OUCH!
This game will be played on the Sickles Park lower field in Little Silver, beginning at 1 pm. Admission is free. The team, consisting of players in their teens and into their 70s, is based at the Historic Village of Allaire in Farmingdale. It regularly plays other vintage clubs throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
The historic Homestead will be open for a meet-and-greet and to view a collection of rare 1909 Caramel Candy Co. baseball cards. The Homestead will be open prior to the game, from 10am-1pm.
