photo gallery: Dexter Union Base Ball Club hosts 1860s-style game
Posted on Sat, Aug 11, 2012 : 6:22 p.m.
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Umpire Darryl "Foul Ball" Albright looks on as Chelsea Monitor player Dan "Crusher" Williams swings at the ball during a 1860's style baseball game against Dexter Union Saturday afternoon on the lawn of Gordon Hall in Dexter. Chelsea Monitor won 18-5. Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com
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Umpire Darryl "Foul Ball" Albright looks on as Chelsea Monitor player Dan "Crusher" Williams swings at the ball during a 1860's style baseball game against Dexter Union Saturday afternoon on the lawn of Gordon Hall in Dexter. Chelsea Monitor won 18-5.
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Dexter Union players wait to bat during a 1860's style baseball game against Chelsea Monitor Saturday afternoon on the lawn of Gordon Hall in Dexter.
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Dexter Union player Eric "Buckeye" Durliat throws the ball to first during a 1860's style baseball game against Chelsea Monitor Saturday afternoon on the lawn of Gordon Hall in Dexter.
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Chelsea Monitor players Mike "Moonlight" Hill swings at the ball during a 1860's style baseball game against Dexter Union Saturday afternoon on the lawn of Gordon Hall in Dexter.
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Dexter Union player Greg "No Show" Gould reaches for a fly ball during a 1860's style baseball game against Chelsea Monitor Saturday afternoon on the lawn of Gordon Hall in Dexter.
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Chelsea Monitor players congratulate Co-Captian "Honest" Jon Van Hoek, left, for scoring a run during a 1860's style baseball game against Dexter Union Saturday afternoon on the lawn of Gordon Hall in Dexter.
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Chelsea Monitor players make their way out onto the field during a 1860's style baseball game against Dexter Union Saturday afternoon on the lawn of Gordon Hall in Dexter.
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Chelsea Monitor player Roger "Quickstep" Wildey laughs as he tags out a Dexter Union player at first base during a 1860's style baseball game Saturday afternoon on the lawn of Gordon Hall in Dexter.
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Umpire Darryl "Foul Ball" Albright brushes off home plate during a 1860's style baseball game Saturday afternoon on the lawn of Gordon Hall in Dexter.
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Chelsea Monitor players "Honest" Jon Van Hoek, left, and Mike "Gear Head" Hinderer laugh on the sidelines during a 1860's style baseball game against Dexter Union Saturday afternoon on the lawn of Gordon Hall in Dexter.
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Dexter Union players lift their hats and cheer at the completion of a 1860's style baseball game Saturday afternoon on the lawn of Gordon Hall in Dexter.
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Chelsea Monitor player Billy "Lumberjack" Rouech talks with a friend as his daughter Evelyn, 8, plays with his hat after a 1860's style baseball game Saturday afternoon on the lawn of Gordon Hall in Dexter.
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There's no gloves, swearing, sliding or spitting in this league; it's a "gentleman's game."
The Union Base Ball Club of Dexter hosted Monitor Base Ball Club of Chelsea Saturday afternoon for an 1860s vintage game. Dressed in vintage style uniforms and following 19th century rules, the teams faced off in a friendly rivalry in a field overlooked by the historic Gordon Hall, just outside downtown Dexter.
Photographer Jeffrey Smith captured these images.
Jeffrey Smith is an intern photographer for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at JeffreySmith5@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
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