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All photos courtesy of Mitch Soliday.
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Henry County Sports Trivia Day 10!
Answers from matching yesterday: Blue River Vikings Cadiz Spaniards Kennard Leopard Cats Knightstown Panthers Lewisville Bears Middletown Cossacks Mooreland Bobcats New Castle Trojans New Lisbon Tigers Shenandoah Raiders Spiceland Stingers…
Henry County Sports Trivia Day 9!
Yesterday’s picture was of a gymnasium, otherwise known as the Coliseum, which was located on the top floor of the Sears & Roebuck building that was located in the 1400…
Henry County Sports Day 8!
Why, it was the Good Luck Fishing Club, of course! Where was this gymnasium located?
Henry County Sports Day 7!
“Scorching” was actually an offense that one could be arrested for doing…racing a bicycle down a main street of town! Also, if you had a penny farthing, or a bicycle…
Henry County Sports Day 6!
Last week’s picture was an aerial view of Mt. Lawn Speedway! Here are a couple other pictures, one from the 1940s and one from the 1960s: “Scorching” meant something much…
Henry County Sports Day 5!
Roller polo, an indoor game played like ice hockey, was first played in New Castle in 1908. The rink was built on the site that would later be the Coca-Cola…
Henry County Sports Day 4!
The bowling alley was Schuhardt’s. It’s hard to read, but the lowest-scoring team on the chalkboard behind the bowlers is the Sad Sacks! What year was roller polo first played…
Henry County Sports Day 3!
Yesterday’s trivia was a picture of the Maxwell Park, a baseball field on the grounds of the Maxwell factory. Later, the forge room and die shop would be built there.…
Henry County Sports Day 2!
The ladies’ tennis club was called the Monday Club. The tennis courts were located on Circle Street in the old fairgrounds. The ladies pictured yesterday, in no particular order, were…