MEDIA
ADVISORY
Contact:
Meg Marcozzi, Hagley Museum and Library,
Marketing Manager
What: All-American
Day at Hagley Features Nineteenth-Century Base Ball Season Finale
When:
Saturday, October 27, 1 p.m. (Game begins at 2 p.m.)
Admission: Included with the cost of admission - $3
for non-members, $2 for members, free for children under six
Briefly: The
Diamond State Base Ball Club takes on the
Mechanicsburg Nine in this season finale game.
Nineteenth-century base ball is different from the baseball today. It
was a fast-paced and dramatic game, played without gloves and with some
different rules.
Activities: Enjoy an afternoon watching America’s
favorite pastime and some other activities too:
·
Families can play
nineteenth-century games
·
Watch a steam-powered
popcorn popper making popcorn - courtesy of Marshall
Steam Museum at Auburn Heights Preserve
(weather dependent)
·
The Belin House
Organic Café will be selling a selection of food and snacks
Note:
Seating is informal: please bring a blanket and chairs.
About
The Diamond State Base Ball Club
The Diamond State Base Ball Club is based upon a
club of the same name, one of the first known amateur baseball teams in
Delaware. Organized in September 1865, the original club played in Wilmington
from 1865 until the mid-1870’s and was the preeminent amateur team in the state
during that era. The modern day Diamond State club wears uniforms replicating
those worn by the original ball club and plays according to base ball rules and
customs of the mid-1860’s, utilizing reproduction equipment. DSBBC’s vintage
base ball matches are a unique blend of athletic competition and living history
exhibition.
The ball club is
a member of the Mid Atlantic Vintage Base Ball League and the Vintage Base Ball
Association, a national organization of vintage base ball clubs. DSBBC is
the proud recipient of the Delaware Recreation & Parks Society’s 2012
Outstanding Organization Award.
About
Hagley Museum and Library
Hagley Museum and Library collects,
preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American enterprise. For
more information, call (302) 658-2400 weekdays or visit www.hagley.org.
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