

An Introduction to the EI League
By Janey Schmidt Fig 1: EI Game Photo America’s Favorite Pastime Baseball has long been known as America’s favorite pastime. The Eastern Illinois Baseball League began as the Champaign County League in 1933, just four years into the Great Depression.(1) With unemployment rates and morale at an all-time low, many Americans jumped at any chance they had to have a little bit of fun. After a meeting at the Bailey & Himes Sporting Goods Shop at 606 East Green Street, nine man
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