It turned out to be one of our most enjoyable games, Slider says. While not discounting the positive effect of the wins on players and spectators, Slider noted that the main attraction is still the game itself and a gentler, simpler style of play. Today, people read the sports pages and sometimes wonder if they turned to the police blotter or business section by mistake, he says. Vintage base ball lets players and spectators experience if only for an hour or two a bygone era. Robert D. Droopy drawers Sampson, Ph.D. is the president of the Macon County Conservation District Board of Trustees.
Photographs courtesy of the Macon County Conservation District.