On Saturday, May 26th we will be kicking off our first annual Twenty-First Century Townball Memorial Day weekend open invitation tournament at the ponding basin on Ashlan and Barton (Ashlan and 168) in Fresno, California.
In keeping with the tradition of ball-playing in the nineteenth century, registration will be free. No insurance provided. Play at your own risk.
There will be four teams this year. The Boston Red Caps captained by Ryan "Rango" Waters, the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers captained by Daniel "DJ" Jones, the Louisville Dark Grays captained by Thomas "Tommy" Sanchez, and the New York Mutuals captained by Mark Angeles.
Each team will play two games per day. Games begin each day at 9 am.
Here is the schedule:
Saturday
9AM Field 1 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers vs. New York Mutuals
9AM Field 2 Boston Red Caps vs. Louisville Dark Grays
1PM Field 1 New York Mutuals vs. Boston Red Caps
1PM Field 2 Louisville Dark Grays vs. Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers
Dinner at Denny's, Shaw and Willow
Sunday
9AM Field 1 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers vs. Boston Red Caps
9AM Field 2 New York Mutuals vs. Louisville Dark Grays
1PM Field 1 Playoff Game [1st Place vs. 4th Place]
1PM Field 2 Playoff Game [2nd Place vs. 3rd Place]