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June 24 2006 - Samuel Luther Thompson

Samuel Luther Thompson (32.2006.1)
Danville
Hendricks County, Indiana

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Marker dedication. Marker dedication. Marker dedication. Marker dedication. Marker dedication.

Marker dedication. Marker dedication. Marker dedication. Marker dedication.

Marker dedication. Marker dedication. Marker dedication. Marker dedication.

Marker dedication. Marker dedication. Marker dedication. Marker dedication.

Marker dedication. Marker dedication. Marker dedication.

Following the dedication, two baseball teams, White River from Conner Prairie and a team from Indianapolis played a baseball game observing 1885 rules. Among the differences from the modern game—each batter was allowed 7 balls and 3 strikes; if the pitcher hit the batter with the baseball, first base was not awarded; the batter could tell the pitcher where he wanted the ball thrown (high, middle, low); and the fielding gloves had open fingers and very little padding.