Vintage base ball

Vintage base ball is baseball presented as if being played by rules and customs from an earlier period in the sport's history.

The lack of gloves, underhand pitching and other rules make vintage base ball similar to the sport of British baseball.

Women competing against each other in base ball dates back to at least 1875 when the first female professional baseball players were recruited to play on teams according to their hair color.

[2][3] The "National Amusement Association", created by Illinois businessman Frank Myers, advertised the novelty of women playing baseball and promoted the sport as family entertainment, suitable for women and children.

Myers's attempt to profit from the novelty event failed in less than a year, but the concept of women playing baseball, divided into teams of blondes and brunettes, continued well into the 20th century as a popular event to stage at picnics and fairs.