Newtown Sandy Hooks Welcome Orators
The Newtown Sandy Hooks are proud to welcome the Bridgeport Orators to the vintage base ball community and look forward to a long and eventful relationship. The Orators are headed by Joe Vigorito who has gone to great lengths to launch this new and historically significant nine into the Connecticut vintage base ball community.
In a short period of a month and a half the Orators (named after the Hall of Fame Bridgeport native, James 'Orator' O'Rourke who formed a team by the same name in Bridgeport in the 1890's) have launched the concept, formed a team, uncovered sponsors, launched a website (go to: bridgeportorators.org), received the endorsement of Michael Roer (who has written extensively about Mr. O'Rourke) who will function as their team historian, received approval to use Seaside Park as their vintage home, and scheduled their first vintage tournament on July 4th.
The Sandy Hooks will play the Orators on a number of occasions throughout the season (three official matches are scheduled) and on rare occasions the clubs will join forces when and if the need arises.
Please check the Sandy Hook website with up to date schedule of matches including recognition of Orator events not affiliated with Newtown Sandy Hook. Other unconfirmed events are on the horizon.
The current Newtown Sandy Hook roster includes 18 fully committed ballists including five new members. All will be sporting a new look (see NSH Home Page) for 2007. The uniform style is patterned after the style worn in the 1860's; the era the club will be focusing on this coming season. Two new national brand sponsors have also joined the ranks of the Sandy Hooks over the past couple of weeks and the club and its membership have high expectations for the season.
In a short period of a month and a half the Orators (named after the Hall of Fame Bridgeport native, James 'Orator' O'Rourke who formed a team by the same name in Bridgeport in the 1890's) have launched the concept, formed a team, uncovered sponsors, launched a website (go to: bridgeportorators.org), received the endorsement of Michael Roer (who has written extensively about Mr. O'Rourke) who will function as their team historian, received approval to use Seaside Park as their vintage home, and scheduled their first vintage tournament on July 4th.
The Sandy Hooks will play the Orators on a number of occasions throughout the season (three official matches are scheduled) and on rare occasions the clubs will join forces when and if the need arises.
Please check the Sandy Hook website with up to date schedule of matches including recognition of Orator events not affiliated with Newtown Sandy Hook. Other unconfirmed events are on the horizon.
The current Newtown Sandy Hook roster includes 18 fully committed ballists including five new members. All will be sporting a new look (see NSH Home Page) for 2007. The uniform style is patterned after the style worn in the 1860's; the era the club will be focusing on this coming season. Two new national brand sponsors have also joined the ranks of the Sandy Hooks over the past couple of weeks and the club and its membership have high expectations for the season.
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