If I’m reading this correctly, if you hung out in the right area outside a ball field and acquired a foul ball that flew out you could trade the ball in for a choice seat? That’s a fascinating little window into the past.Report
Even in my childhood — depressingly closer to the 1919 date on the cartoon than to today — for a kid, a new baseball put a significant dent in accumulated allowances. The ball park had to offer a significant value to keep the kid from sprinting the other way.Report
If I’m reading this correctly, if you hung out in the right area outside a ball field and acquired a foul ball that flew out you could trade the ball in for a choice seat? That’s a fascinating little window into the past.Report
Even in my childhood — depressingly closer to the 1919 date on the cartoon than to today — for a kid, a new baseball put a significant dent in accumulated allowances. The ball park had to offer a significant value to keep the kid from sprinting the other way.Report
Fascinating, thank you!Report