Darrell, VT has had baseball fever for a long time. Here's a link to a state resolution in 2000: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2000/acts/actr280.htm Also, Ken Burns VT Public TV have been involved in promoting a "Vermont 10th inning" list of info and resources: http://baseball.vpt.org/historical-archives Pat > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:35:50 -0600 > From: "Darrell A. Martin" <darrellm@sprynet.com> > Subject: [VERMONT] Baseball fever in 1889 > To: vermont@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <4F4E45D6.6020706@sprynet.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > On 2/29/2012 8:11 AM, Ruth Barton wrote: > > The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 9, 1889 > ... > > > (Base-ball fever hit the area for sure. I wonder if there were any pro > > leagues at that time? RHB) > > Ruth: > > There was a "Northeast(ern) League" of pro or semi-pro teams in 1887 > that had teams in Burlington, Malone(?), Montpelier, St. Albans, and > Rutland. I can't find out much about it. Such leagues were clearly > around -- and just as clearly they didn't always keep very good records. > > My hometown even had a pro team once, in the Twin States League in 1911. > It was called the "Springfield-Charlestown Hyphens". I kid you not. > > Darrell > >