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Preserving and celebrating our historic heritage is one of the goals of the Sylvania Community. One of the ways we honor that heritage is the recreation of vintage base ball matches by the Great Black Swamp Frogs Base Ball Club. The Frogs play Civil War Era base ball using rules codified in 1860. Players wear old time uniforms, the umpire and the scorer appear in period attire, and even some of the spectators don historic dress. The ball club is named for the Great Black Swamp that once covered much of the northwest Ohio area and Toledo's early nickname, "Frogtown". The game that the Frogs play is fundamentally the same as baseball today; differences in rules, strategies, and equipment are portrayed and duplicated as accurately as possible. In the mid-nineteenth century, base ball was two words and an amateur game played by respectable gentlemen. The Frogs, along with their families, recreate these social and recreational events. The Frogs are charter members of the Vintage Base Ball Association. |
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Match: Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 1:00 pm vs. Early Risers at historic Fort Wayne Detroit, Michigan |
Lots of Updates
Sylvania, OH - With a little over a week until the 2012 Frogs' season starts, the webstie has finally been updated. The schedule has been adjusted slightly and new players have been added to our roster. Check back soon for new roster photos. The "Links" page has been updated to include all of our sponsors for the 2012 season. Thank you to our new sponsors: the Black Swamp Bird Observatory, the East Toledo Historical Society, and the 14th OVI / 3rd Arkansas Civil War Reenactors. Use our "Links" page to visit their websites. Reported by Rick Fuchs, April 27, 2012 |
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For more information about vintage base ball, visit the VBBA site | |
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Visit the Sylvania Historic Village. | |
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Follow the Frogs on Facebook |
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| If you would like to schedule a match with the Frogs ,
or if you are interested in becoming part of the Frogs' team, as a
player, scorekeeper, or umpire, contact Rick "Sparky" Fuchs
(419-843-1725) or Brad
"Doc" James (419-885-1893). |
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