201506200- 1860s Baseball (MA)

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Kurt Begalka prepares to connect with the ball as he bats for the McHenry County Independants during their game of Civil-War era baseball against the Grayslake Athletics on Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Prairie Grove.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Tyler Sikorcin of the McHenry County Independants talks with his dad while on the bench of their Civil-War era baseball against the Grayslake Athletics on Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Prairie Grove.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com McHenry County Independants pitcher Tony Johnson makes the infield catch without the aid of a baseball glove, as typically to a game of Civil-War era baseball on Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Prairie Grove.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Fans pump their fists into the air and exclaim "Hazzah!" as they watch the McHenry County Independants take on the Grayslake Athletics during a game of Civil-War era baseball on Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Prairie Grove.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Barrister Dave Oberg officiate the game of Civil-War era baseball between the McHenry County Independants and the Grayslake Athletics on Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Prairie Grove.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Jim Moorhouse, playing third base for the McHenry County Independants, fields the ball without the use of a glove as his team takes on the Grayslake Athletics during a game of Civil-War era baseball on Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Prairie Grove.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com The McHenry County Independants (from left:) Tyler Sikorcin, Pete Gill, and Kurt Begalka head past the outfield and into the tall plants past their baseball field to search for a ball hit by the Grayslake Athletics during a game of Civil-War era baseball on Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Prairie Grove.