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Media contacts: Kim Schuette: 614.297.2314 or kschuette@ohiohistory.org
For Immediate Release
Ohio Village Muffins Host 18th Annual Ohio Cup Sept. 5-6
Two-day Festival Features 29 Vintage Base Ball Clubs
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – The Ohio Historical Society's Ohio Village Muffins will host the Ohio Cup Vintage Base Ball Festival, a two-day festival featuring the largest gathering of vintage base ball clubs in the nation, Labor Day weekend, Sept. 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sept. 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Ohio Historical Center and Ohio Village, I-71 and 17th Avenue in Columbus.
In the 18th annual event, men’s and women’s clubs from eight states will play "base ball" (two words in the 19th century) on five fields on the grounds of the Ohio Historical Center and at the Ohio Village. The clubs will use rules, costumes and equipment of 1860 for the games. Visitors to the Ohio Cup also can catch exhibits like Soul! Art from the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center and The Legend of John Brown: Serigraphs by Jacob Lawrence at the Ohio Historical Center. Food will be available for purchase in the afternoon each day. Admission per day to the center is $8 for adults, $7 for seniors and $4 for children (ages 6-12); free for Ohio Historical Society members and children ages five and under. Admission to the Ohio Cup only is free. Parking is $4 per vehicle and is free to members.
Out-of-State Men's Teams:
Rochester Grangers (Rochester, Mich.), Somerset Frosty Sons of Thunder (Somerset, Pa.), Pittsburgh Franklins (Pittsburgh, Pa.), St. Louis Unions (St. Louis, Mo.), Indianapolis Blues (Indianapolis, Ind.), Douglas Dutchers (Douglas, Mich.), Altoona Mountain Stars (Altoona, Pa.), Huntington Champion Hill Toppers (Huntington, Ind.), Deep River Grinders (Hobart, Ind.), Rock Springs Ground Squirrels (Decatur, Ill.), Genesee Country Village & Museum (Mumford, N.Y.), St. Louis Perfectos (St. Louis, Mo.)
Ohio Men's Teams:
Hoover Sweepers (North Canton), Canal Fulton Mules (Canal Fulton), Cincinnati Buckeyes (Cincinnati), Columbus Capitals (Columbus),Wyandotte Ghostriders (Wharton),Champion City Reapers (Springfield), Great Black Swamp Frogs (Sylvania), Carey Cayugas (Carey), Cleveland Blues (Cleveland), Forest City Base Ball Club (Chagrin Falls), Cincinnati Red Stockings (Cincinnati), Mansfield Independents (Mansfield), Black Stockings (Akron), Clodbusters (Dayton), Ohio Village Muffins (Columbus)
Women's Teams (playing Sunday):
Ohio Village Lady Diamonds (Columbus, Ohio), Lady Clodbusters (Dayton, Ohio)
This year also marks the Muffins' 29th season of interpreting base ball of the 1860s. As one of the oldest vintage base ball programs in the country, the Muffins have been the model for scores of other vintage clubs across the United States and Canada. They have been featured in Sports Illustrated, the Wall Street Journal, Life, and Country Living magazines, as well as on ABC's "Good Morning America," the Canadian Broadcasting Company and other national outlets, along with being the subject of an award-winning PBS/WOSU documentary. They have traveled to 20 states and Canada, four Major League and numerous Minor League stadiums, playing before countless thousands of spectators-educating and entertaining along the way.
A re-created town of the 19th century, Ohio Village is one of 58 sites administered by the Ohio Historical Society that serves as the state's partner in interpreting Ohio's history, archaeology, natural history and historic architecture. Upcoming events at Ohio Village include All Hallow's Eve on Saturdays, Oct. 17 and 24 and a series of December holiday events under the theme, Dickens of a Christmas.
Throughout the year, the Ohio Village also hosts school groups and private events. For more information about Ohio Historical Society activities, visit www.ohiohistory.org or call 614.297.2300 or 800.686.6124.
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