The 5th Annual Saint Louis Cup will be held on Saturday, July 28, 2018 in beautiful and historic St. Louis Forest Park. Fifteen teams from St. Louis-MO, Branson-MO, Alton-IL, Belleville-IL,
Bloomington-IL, Breese-IL, Danville-IL, Decatur-IL, Murphysboro-IL, Vandalia-IL, Northern Illinois and Cincinatti Ohio will take to 5 fields to play 21 matches of vintage base ball.
Matches start at 9:00 am and finish at 4:15 pm.
The matches will be played using most of the existing rules of 1860 base ball.
St. Louis' Forest Park hosted the 1904 World's Fair.
It is home to the St. Louis Zoo, the History Museum,
the Art Museum and the Muny Opera, as well as many other attractions,
including a 27-hole public golf course.
| 9:00 am |
Brown Stockings vs
Breese Shoal Creek Farmers
Arbiter: Frank "Peg Leg" Frederick |
Springfield Long Nine vs
Murphysboro Clarkes
Arbiter: Ed "Buffalo" Nickels |
St. Louis Perfectos vs
DuPage Plowboys/Creston Regulators
Arbiter: Jack "Crackin'" Burman |
Belleville Stags vs
Branson Boomers
Arbiter: Jonathan "Charlie Brown" Farris |
Lafayette Square Cyclone vs
Vandalia Old Capitals
Arbiter: Wendy "Wicket" Hager |
| 10:30 am |
Lafayette Square Cyclone vs
Rock Spring Ground Squirrels
Arbiter: Frank "Peg Leg" Frederick |
Springfield Long Nine vs
Branson Boomers
Arbiter: Ed "Buffalo Nickels" |
Vermillion Voles vs
St. Louis Unions
Arbiter: Greg "Swede" Youngstrom |
McLean County Prairie Chickens vs
Alton Giant
Arbiter: Paul "Rooster" Mentzer |
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| 11:45 am |
LUNCH |
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| 12:30 pm |
Murphysboro Clarkes vs
Rock Springs Ground Squirrels
Arbiter: Frank "Peg Leg" Frederick |
St. Louis Perfectos vs
Breese Shoal Creek Farmers
Arbiter: Allen "Honest Al" Stare |
Vermillion Voles vs
Vandalia Old Capitals
Arbiter: Bret Brosman |
Belleville Stags vs
DuPage Plowboys/Creston Regulators
Arbiter: Jonathan "Charlie Brown" Farris |
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| 2:00 pm |
Alton Giant vs
Brown Stockings
Arbiter: Frank "Peg Leg" Frederick |
McLean County Prairie Chickens vs
St. Louis Unions
Arbiter: Jim "Weed Eater" Knoblauch |
Lafayette Square Cyclone vs
Springfield Long Nine
Arbiter: Tim "Super-D" Desherlia |
Murphysboro Clarkes vs
Branson Boomers
Arbiter: Allen "Honest Al" Stare |
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| 3:30 pm |
Vermillion Voles vs
DuPage Plowboys/Creston Regulators
Arbiter: Frank "Peg Leg" Frederick |
Breese Shoal Creek Farmers vs
Vandalia Old Capitals
Arbiter: Allen "Honest Al" Stare |
St. Louis Perfectos vs
Rock Springs Ground Squirrels
Arbiter: Jack "Crackin'" Burkman |
Belleville Stags vs
McClean County Prairie Chickens
Arbiter: Jonathan "Charlie Brown" Farris |
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