Vintage Base Ball - Nineteenth Century Terminology Traditional Cache

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Container is a Bison Tube hidden in Manhattan Park.
Park is open from 7 AM to 10 PM.


While playing Vintage Base Ball, we follow the rules of 1858 - 1867.

Although 'staying in character' is part of the allure, we are still very competitive....while still being gentlemen (and ladies).

Here are some of the terms you may hear:

Vintage --> Modern

Aces --> Runs
Ballist --> Player
Behind --> Catcher
Bottled it in style --> Catching a line drive
Bully --> Well played
Chaffing and Kicking --> Describes a complaining player
Club Nine --> Team
Country club --> Rural club with less skilled ballists
Cranks --> Fans
Daisy cutter --> Ground Ball
Dead --> Put out
Foul Tick --> Foul Ball
Garden --> Outfield
Ginger --> Determination
Hand --> Player
Hands dead --> Number of players out
Hit a corker --> Hit a line drive
Hurler --> Pitcher
Huzzah --> Standard cheer
Leg It --> Run hard
Match --> Game
Muff --> Error
On the square --> To tell the truth
Roused his dander --> To make another player mad
Sand --> Said of a tough ballist
Side out --> End of an inning
Sky ball --> High fly ball
Striker --> Batter
Striker to the mark --> Batter up
Tally --> Score an ace (run)
Tame Hit --> A soft, short hit
Umpire --> Umpire
Vim --> Describes an energetic player


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