2016-06-07- Spring Speaker Event - "Vintage Baseball"
Russ
McIver, vintage baseball player, will “take us out to the ball
game,” 7:15, June 11, at the Oakhurst School (Board of Education)
auditorium. Russ will “pitch” his love for old-time baseball, the
kind played in the late 1800s. No masks. no gloves, and a different
set of rules.
Vintage
baseball has a loyal following across the country and New Jersey is
no exception. Fitting, since the first competitive game was played
right here at Elysian Fields in Hoboken in 1846.
Russ
played in high school and never lost his love for the game. His
vintage club, the Monmouth Furnace, is based in Allaire State Park.
The team travels throughout the region playing exhibition games with
other clubs whose mission is to keep baseball alive as it was played
during its formative years in the 19th century.
Russ
is a history buff as well as a baseball aficionado. If you think
Abner Doubleday is the father of baseball, think again. Russ will
give us the real skinny on the myths, legends, and heroes of his
beloved sport.
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