Just playing ball for the fun of it at annual Cornwall Cup

CORNWALL — The highlight of the Cornwall Community Picnic July 4 at Foote Fields was the Cornwall Cup, revived a couple of years ago.

For whatever reason, participants were far fewer this year. The first year brought the formation of three teams, representing each section of town. Last year saw a surge with a North Cornwall team on the verge of emerging. During a warm up last Friday, it became evident participants were going to have to simply chose sides this year and have a good time.

Score was kept,  sort of, and Gordon Ridgway offered that he was once again on the winning team, despite its loss of identity.

“I can tell you that the winning team came from behind. John Calhoun hit a home run, as expected. We had younger players who were outstanding and older players who proved they still have the skills. I like that we’re not dividing the town up to play softball, and we had such a good time we may do it again on Labor Day weekend.�