Used as a pro, spring-training and summer-collegiate ballpark, Hicks Field in Edenton, N.C., has quite the interesting history — a history that dates back to 1723, when the site was first used for sporting events as a racetrack. Funded with WPA money, the ballpark has been maintained through the years and is now home to […]
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In memoriam: Bob Feller
Bob Feller, the hard-throwing Cleveland Indian who went right from the Van Meter, Iowa farm to the bigs during his summer vacation following his junior year of high school, passed away today. He was 92. Feller joined the Indians in 1936 and instantly became one of the biggest draws in baseball, a hard-throwing kid whose […]