The Ohio Cup did have a couple women's teams. The Ohio Village Lady Diamonds and the Merrimack Merries. Seemed lik more teams have shown up in the past.
A dog did run onto the field during the middle of the game.
Did think it was odd that some players wore tennis shoes, while others went barefoot.
Went to the Ohio Village Ohio Cup vintage base ball (yep, two words) today. The Ohio Village Muffins are considered the host team. It actually runs on Saturday on Sunday.
Some pictures of the Muffins playing the Monitor Base Ball Club from Chelsea Michigan.
The Ohio Village Muffins play by the 1860 rules:
https://www.ohiohistory.org/volunteer/current-voluteers/ohio-village-muffins/rules-of-1860
Henry Devereux was the model for the drummer boy in the painting the Spirit Of '76. He is buried in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.
This version of the painting is at the Ohio History Connection in Columbus, Ohio.
Johnson's Island Confederate Cemetery. The cemetery is all that is left of the civil war prisoner of war camp for Confederate officers. It's in Lake Erie by Sandusky, Ohio. Here are some signs from around and inside the cemetery.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson%27s_Island
Two different markers in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington Kentucky. Both are for a Maggie but both are in different parts of the cemetery. Each have somewhat of a shell design.
More weird food from the fair.
