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Meet the Champions: The Chester Squirrels
09/25/2019 07:45 AM EST •
09/25/2019 07:45 AM EST
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The tri_town champion Chester Squirrels are (from left, kneeling) Keith “Double D” Dauer, Ted “Teddy Ballgame” Heiser, Tom “ Yukon” Miceli, Buzz “The Kid” Adams, Jim “The Cat” Cataldi, and Joe “from Chester” Chester and (standing) Rob “No Knees” Bibbiani, Cliff “Uncle Whiff” Edwards, Alex “Snuffleupagus” Learned, Abron “Honest Abe” Smith, Josh “Dubber” Winklay, Chris “Lefty” Hayward, Zach Zupan, and Tom “Whitey” Thayer. Photo by Skip Hubbard
The Chester Squirrels won the round-robin vintage baseball game against teams from Deep River and Essex. The game, played by mid-19th century rules, was actually called base ball, using two words, more than 150 years ago. The annual tournament is a collaboration between the historical societies of Chester, Deep River, and Essex.
Adjudicator (umpire) Patrick McCauley reviews the 1857 rules with Chester Manager Tom Miceli (left) and Deep River Captain Rick Atkinson. Photo by Skip Hubbard
Chester Manager Tom Miceli and Deep River Captain Rick Atkinson use the bat to determine who is the home team as Adjudicator Partick McCauley oversees the process. Photo by Skip Hubbard
Rick Atkinson delivers a pitch for Deep River as Adjudicator (umpire) Patrick McCauler observes. Photo by Skip Hubbard
Chester’s Ted Heiser eyes a delivery from Rick Atkinson of Deep River. Photo by Skip Hubbard
Don Shannehan delivers a pitch for the ICE (Ivoryton/Centerbrook/Essex) Elephants. Photo by Skip Hubbard
