Vintage baseball returns to Elmhurst
Huzzah, let the "kranks" and the "kranklets" cheer and boo, and call the "strikers" up to "the dish." Vintage baseball returns to Elmhurst this weekend with a game played by the wildly different rules of 1858.
The Elmhurst History Museum and Elmhurst Heritage Foundation present a Vintage Baseball Game at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 24, on the Elmhurst College Mall, 190 S. Prospect Ave. in front of Hammerschmidt Chapel.
Fans will learn to cheer and jeer in Victorian fashion as two Elmhurst clubs play for their favor. The Elmhurst History Museum's executive director, Dave Oberg, will lead the activities in the role of "barrister" - an umpire by today's standards - and share the rules and slang with the audience. The roster includes a number of local Elmhurst community leaders and elected officials.
Guests are encouraged to bring a picnic basket and lawn chairs to enjoy a family-friendly game played by true sportsmen from an era of wooden bats and iron men.
Admission is free and tickets are not required. Free parking is available in the Elmhurst College parking lots.
For information, call (630) 833-1457 or visit the special events section of the Elmhurst History Museum's website at elmhursthistory.org.