A Flossmoor Whistlestopper player prepares to throw as a Deep River player heads for third base during an old-timey baseball game Thursday, June 20, part of Flossmoor's centennial celebration. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
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Whistlestoppers bringing vintage baseball back this summer

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A Flossmoor Whistlestopper player prepares to throw as a Deep River player heads for third base during an old-timey baseball game Thursday, June 20, part of Flossmoor's centennial celebration. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
A Flossmoor Whistlestopper player prepares to throw as a Deep River player heads for third base during an old-timey baseball game that was part of Flossmoor’s centennial celebration in 2024. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)

Vintage baseball is back in the South Suburbs and organizers hope it’ll be around a long time.

The Flossmoor Whistlestoppers have at least a pair of games scheduled for this summer. The first will be Sunday, June 22, against the Blue Island…

David Funk grew up wanting to play for the Cubs. He was a teenager when it became clear that dream wouldn’t come true, but the life of a sportswriter seemed like a nice consolation. In 2010, he began covering government, education, news and sports. He started with The Chronicle in 2019.

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