EASTON, Conn. ? Children and adults gathered at Veterans Park in Easton on Saturday got a glimpse of how baseball was played back in the 1860s as the Nutmeg Base Ball Club took on Billy Barnie?s Blue Boys in two exhibition games.
The teams ? named after historic teams that played in Hartford ??are part of the Coltsville Vintage Base Ball League, which is headed by the Friends of Vintage Base Ball, a Hartford-based re-enactment group.?
Each team in the league uses period-appropriate uniforms, equipment, customs and rules.?
?It?s definitely more entertaining? than playing modern-day baseball, said Blue Boy team member Mark Wigglesworth, known on the field as Scrappy.
Saturday?s first game followed 1865 rules, while the second was based on 1861 rules. Compared with modern rules, some of the differences are small. For example, the pitcher stood closer to the batter and threw the ball underhand.
Other changes are more noticeable. Back then, players used their bare hands to catch balls ? not gloves. Also, umpires did not award walks. Instead, batters took as many pitches as necessary until they hit a ball in play or struck out.
The event raised funds for the Easton Historical Society and was co-sponsored by the Easton Parks and Recreation Department.
Source: http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/sports/19th-century-baseball-entertains-easton
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