The Newtown-Sandy Hooks vintage base ball team will hold its first meeting on Monday, January 30, at 7 pm, in the basement meeting room at the Cyrenius Booth Library.
The Newtown-Sandy Hooks vintage base ball team will hold its first meeting on Monday, January 30, at 7 pm, in the basement meeting room at the Cyrenius Booth Library.
The local nine enjoyed a successful inaugural season in 2005 and have big plans for 2006. Anyone interested in playing ball or interesting in supporting the team is invited to attend. With a busy schedule of games and tournaments and the hopes to field two teams, there will be need for people to help coordinate schedules, teams, practice and game venues, travel, marketing and budgets.
A look ahead â
The Hooks will be battling a new opponent, the Boston Colonials, in a home & home series; they have been invited to âmarchâ in the Hartford St. Patrickâs Day Parade on March 11 with the Hartford Senators, Simsbury Taverneers and Bristol Barnstormers (led by former major league pitcher Jim Bouton); they will be playing in 1886 and 1861 rules tournaments in Pittsfield and Ipswich, Massachusetts; and they have been officially invited to be the centerpiece for the second annual St. Rose Oktoberfest.
For further information before the meeting, email Ray Shaw at rcshaw1@earthlink.net.