Vintage Baseball at the Gateway Arch

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Vintage Baseball at the Gateway Arch

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Oct. 6, 2011. It is reproduced in full below.

Players and park rangers will help visitors learn about this game through informal discussions during the games, as well as with a variety if interactive activities such as:

Hands on discussion of vintage uniforms and equipment

Learning vocabulary of 19th century baseball, compared to today's terms

Logo tracing/coloring plates of past St. Louis Cardinals team logos

Historic narrative film of Negro League Baseball, They Were All Stars. (16 minute film will be shown through out the day from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. in the Gateway Arch lobby)

When:

Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the Arch Grounds and the Gateway Arch Visitor Center. Events are free of charge and open to the public. For more information about programs and exhibits, please call the park at 314-655-1700.

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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