The Vermilion Voles old time Base Ball club welcomed teams from Springfield, IL (Springfield Long Nine), Lemont, IL (the Quarrymen), and Hobart, IN (the Deep River Grinders) for the Uncle Joe Cannon Base Ball Jamboree at Kennekuk Cove this past Saturday, August 13th.
(Above) Vermilion Voles member Jim Knoblauch addresses the crowd after umpiring one of the early Saturday games. He later told us:
AUDIO: It’s supposed to be a gentlemen’s game. The competition is not heated; it’s not cutthroat play. It’s just fun to get out and swing the bat and run the bases and throw the ball, that’s what we do.
