Photos by Todd Campbell and Mike Meyer
The Huntington Champion Hill Toppers will be in their fifth season in Huntington, Indiana.
Full 2009 Schedule is below.
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Vintage Base Ball Rules & Customs -
Base Ball is a polite game
Matches are conducted with the highest standards of sportsmanship, courteous behaviour and respect for others.
There will be no swearing, spitting, scratching, alcohol, chewing of tobacco or wagering.
Players shall not comment on the umpire's calls.

The Umpire
Calls foul tics immediately
Can ask players or cranks in assistance in making a call.
Does not call balls, and may call strikes if necessary.
Levies fines, immediately, for disrespectful conduct.
Hurling
The ball must be presented and hurled underhanded, not jerked or thrown.
The ball must be delivered as close as possible over the center of home plate or wherever the striker wishes.


A Striker is Out When -
A batted ball is caught on the fly or one bound off the ground.
A fielded ball is thrown to first base ahead of the striker's sprint to the bag.
After three swinging or called strikes.  Foul tics are not strikes.
Other Differences
Players do not wear gloves or other protective equipment.
There is no sliding, leading off, stealing bases, or overruns of first base.
Players crossing home plate must report to the tallykeeper's table and ask the tallykeeper to please tally his ace.  Once tallied, he then strikes the bell. 
A runner may advance at his own peril if the striker's ball is caught on one bound, fair or foul.
TERMINOLOGY
Batter = Striker
Pitcher = Hurler
Catcher = Behind
Run! = Leg it!
Score a Run = Tally an Ace
Fan = Crank
Ground Ball = Daisy Cutter
Out = Dead
Error = Muff
Ball Player = Ballist
Hurray! = Huzzah!
Hill Toppers Schedule for 2009
Regular home games played at Good Shepherd Church in Huntington, Indiana
1280 Hitzfield Street, Huntington, IN 46750
 
April 18, 2009 - 4:30 p.m. - Honeywell Home Lawn Exhibition, Wabash, IN
April 25, 2009 - 11 a.m. - Clodbusters, Ghost Riders, Dayton, OH
May 2, 2009 - 1 p.m. - Rising Sun Belle River, Rising Sun, IN
May 16, 2009 - 11 a.m. - Blues Fest, Indianapolis, IN
May 30, 2009 - 1 p.m. - Winona Lake Blue Laws at Huntington, IN
June 7, 2009 - 2 p.m. - Oxford Father/Son Team, Oxford, OH
June 20, 2009 - 1 p.m. - Douglas Dutchers BBC, Douglas, MI
June 27, 2009 - 1 p.m. - Heritage Days Festival at Huntington, IN (Grinders, Chicago Salmon, Rising Sun)
July 18, 2009 - 1:30 p.m. - Bonneyville Millers, Elkhart, IN
July 25, 2009 - 1:30 p.m. - Mulberry Manglers at Huntington, IN
August 7, 2009 - 6:30 p.m. - Ohio Village Muffins at Huntington, IN
August 22, 2009 - 1:30 p.m. - Bonneyville Millers at Huntington, IN
September 5 & 6, 2009 - 9 a.m.-5 p.m- - 18th Annual Ohio Village Ohio Cup, Columbus, OH
September 12, 2009 - TBA - Stone's Trace Exhibition
September 20, 2009 - 12:30 p.m. (Chicago time) - Hobart Deep River Grinders, Iron Diamonds at Portage, IN
September 26, 27, 2009 - TBA - Pioneer Festival at Huntingon, IN
October 3, 2009 - 9 a.m. - Huzzah Pennant, Winona Lake, IN
October 10, 2009 - 10:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. - Cincinnati Buckeyes at Hartford City, IN
October 17, 2009 - TBA - 2nd Annual Northern Illinois Festival, Chicago, IL
 
Please click HERE if changes need to be made to above schedule
 

Christi 'Stitch' Shannon
Jay 'Toots' Redner
Rod 'Bow Legs' Stine
Tom 'Spud' Swaidner
Roger 'Postman' Torres
Gary 'Dodger' Rowe
Matt 'Trooper' Teusch
Dennis 'Pops' Wiegmann
Jeff 'Swede' Yngstrom
Larry 'Bird Dog' Morrison
George 'Bones' Foster
Brian 'Fish' Carpenter
Eric 'Hamhocks' Fricke
Brandon 'Legs' Whitesell
Phil 'Grasshopper' Shively
Stan 'Sawdust' Hippensteel
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