...evocative film from a bygone era.
You gotta check out the third base coach around the :45 second mark. He holds up the runner, extending both arms forward, and then produces the sweetest soft shoe pirouette I've ever seen on the baseball field. I don't know his name, but I'm sure you'll find him in Heaven... still dancing!
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Honus Wagner was a beast in comparison to Ty Cobb. He must have looked huge playing shortstop.
Loved the video!
And all that tobacco ain’t doing Buck Weaver’s teeth any favors
Hundreds of fans on the field after games...cars driving on the field pregame...such a different era
If I wear em, can I play on your lawn?
None the less, I love vintage, for us over 60 that's the 40s or <.
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If I wear em, can I play on your lawn?
Of course. Lawns were meant to be played on.
Those slower frame rates have more motion blur in each frame, not ideal for sports, but they're not supposed to look speeded up and jumpy.
In that compilation some clips look normal, some look speeded up. That drives me nuts. But that's 'cause I'm kind of a wonk on that stuff.
Those 1904 NY Giants sweaters are fantastic. The Mets should try something like that. Or at least try selling them. I would love to see some of that footage restored, with the scratches and noise taken out.
Did you catch Christy Mathewson in the Giants footage? My great-uncle, long dead now, told me he saw Christy Mathewson's last game at the Polo Grounds. I have some reason to doubt whether it was the LAST game, but I believe he saw Mathewson pitch.