{"id":48949,"date":"2019-10-02T13:57:39","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T18:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=48949"},"modified":"2019-10-02T14:16:58","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T19:16:58","slug":"old-fort-hays-throws-it-back-with-vintage-baseball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=48949","title":{"rendered":"Old Fort Hays Throws it Back with Vintage Baseball"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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PHOTOS BY LEONELL POTGIETER<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VIDEO BY BOOMER SABATA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On Saturday, September 21, 2019, the Post Nine (Historic Fort Hays Team) an old fashioned baseball team played the ol\u2019 timey way against teams from Wichita, Emporia, Colorado, and Denver. Their last game was in March which allowed plenty of time for practice and hard work. These specific teams do not use the same baseball rules we have today, according to the 1867 rule book players didn\u2019t have gloves, the bats had to be wooden, bases 1-3 must be canvas bags painted white, and filled with soft material for comfort.
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The names of each team competing are as follows: the Cowtown Vintage Base Ball Club of Wichita, the Emporia Vintage Base Ball Club, the Colorado Vintage Base Ball Association of Denver, Historic Fort Hays State\u2019s team also referred to as Post Nine.
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