Such was the interest that two separate leagues were organized for geographic reasons, not talent. They were equal in ability and having an Upper Cape League and a separate Lower Cape League provided ...

FOSTER TWP. — In the village of Orangeville, if you asked someone about Sarah Sands, he or she might respond: “Sarah who?” But, if you call her by her nickname, “Salty Sands,” they’ll know right away ...

Evelyn Wawryshyn's professional baseball career began in 1946, but she's still being recognized for her achievements 72 years later. It was back in the mid-1940s that her talents were first recognized ...

When it comes to baseball, Bernard David “Buddy” Lake did just about everything. He played, he coached and he even drove the team bus during a career that spanned almost three decades. Although Lake ...

As far as baseball card collecting goes, the 1940s is about as close to the Dark Ages as it gets. The 1930s and 1950s were absolute fire, but the decade they sandwiched included World War II, which ...

The display of photos and 1940s baseball memorabilia is small, but Terry Andre hopes it will raise fans’ interest about life during the construction of the Hanford nuclear site. Andre is the education ...

A baseball star befriends a young fan and their lives are changed forever in a new musical showing at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick. Set in Brooklyn in the 1940s, "Last Days of Summer" ...

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