The length in bats from 1874 were unlimited, here, one is on display but prohibited from being used by players out of fear of breaking it. (Shanel Romain/Contributor)
Angela “Hoover” Uittenbogaard of The Salmon runs to first base during the game on Sunday, July 21st in Riverside. (Shanel Romain/Contributor)
Bob “Zeus Rzeszutko, 66, Captain of the Salmons and one of two original players still playing marks his point that he just scored. (Shanel Romain/Contributor)
Jim “Glacier” Basala of the Deep River Grinders catches a foul ball during Sunday’s game in Riverside. (Shanel Romain/Contributor)
Rob “Pipes” Panknin of the Chicago Salmon, a baseball team that plays according to rules prevalent in the 1860s, plays the accordion and leads the team in an original song during a special exhibition game against the Deep River Grinders of Lake County, Indiana, in Big Ball Park on July 21, in conjunction with Riverside’s year-long 150th birthday celebration. For more photos, visit online at RBLandmark.com. (Shanel Romain/Contributor)
Members of the Chicago Salmon, a baseball team that plays by rules used during the 1860s, prepare to play the Deep River Grinders of Lake County, Indiana, during a special exhibition game in Big Ball Park on July 21, in conjunction with Riverside’s year-long 150th birthday celebration. (Shanel Romain/Contributor)
Members of the Chicago Salmon, a baseball team that plays by rules used during the 1860s, prepare to play the Deep River Grinders of Lake County, Indiana, during a special exhibition game in Big Ball Park on July 21, in conjunction with Riverside’s year-long 150th birthday celebration.
