DOVER, Del. On July 14
and August 18 from 6 p.m. 8
p.m., the grounds behind the Dela
ware Agricultural Museum and
Village exhibit building will
become the baseball field for
recreated 19th century baseball
games. The games will be played
according to the rules adopted by
the Massachusetts Association of
Base Ball Players at Dedham,
Massachusetts on May 13, 1858.
Sometimes referred to as
‘Town Ball,” the Massachusetts
game is a derivative of the British
Commoners’ game of rounders
and a primitive form of our mod
ern baseball. “Town Ball” was
played in the rural areas of the
United States until the late 19th
century. Farmers would sell their
goods at the Saturday morning
market and then play a game of
“Town Ball.”
There are many differences
between “Town Ball” and today’s
baseball. In “Town Ball” there is
no foul territory; four wooden
stakes are used instead of bases;
and the batter stands between the
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first and fourth stake. A “Town
Ball” team may have between 10
and 14 players. Teams change
places after one out and the game
is played until 21 runs are scored
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The Delaware Agricultural
Museum and Village “Town Ball”
games promise to be fun for
everyone. Visitors are encouraged
to bring a picnic, tour the museum
Extension Promotes Organ
Recycling, Composting
programs. She comes to Coopera
tive Extension with a Master of
Environmental Studies from the
Yale School of Forestry and
Environmental Studies.
Pick will provide educational
and technical assistance to organic
waste recyclers, composters, and
users of compost, to help the
county turn organic wastes into
organic resources. The program is
intended to reduce the cosily dis
posal of recyclable organic mater
ials, promote environmentally
sound uses of these materials, and
protect the county’s streams and
rivers from polluted runoff from
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DOVER, Del. Each Thurs
day from 12 noon - 1 p.m. during
the month of July, the Delaware
Agricultural Museum and Village
and the City of Dover Department
of Parks and Recreation will pre
sent events on the Green (Slate
Street, downtown Dover) which
depict different aspects ol 19th
century rural life. The program
schedule is: July 8 Stones and
Music ol the Railroad with Ted
Rcsslcr and Jackie Gaston. July 15
Farm Songs by the Brandtwmc
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and root for the team of their
choice. The museum, a private,
non-profit organization, is located
just south of Delaware Slate Col
lege on Route 13 in Dover.
Admission to a “Town Ball” game
poorly managed organic wastes
and fertilizer applications (fertiliz
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cations of compost and practices
like grasscycling).
Here is a sampling of the varie
ty of educational activities Exten
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palities to establish and refine
their organic waste recycling and
composting, developing educa
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tion practices such as grasscycling
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Dulcimci Club. July 22 Should
Women Have the Vole? A 19th
Century Debate. July 29 Read
ing, Writing, ’Rnhmetic: Lessons
from a 19th Century School.
These events arc Ircc and open
to the public. Bring a lunch to the
Green and munch while you arc
entertained. The Delaware Agri
cultural Museum and Village, a
private, non-prolil organization, is
located on Rome 13 in Dover. For
further information, call (202)
734-1618
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tions, or want to participate in this
new program, Extension encour
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posting office in Creamery, Skip
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