On Oct. 12, 1912, Ray Collins of Colchester, Vt., took the mound for the Boston Red Sox in the World Series, facing the New York Giants and future Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson. With a 4-2 eighth-inning lead, Collins got pulled for a reliever in an error-filled contest that ended in a tie, called on account of darkness.
By 1922, Collins was out of pro ball, but was still a local hero. He sailed on a Vermont ferry bound for New York where a thousand of his closest friends intended to pack the stands in a game pitting the Green Mountain Boys, with Collins on the mound, against Plattsburgh.
In this small chapter of the long history of North Country baseball, Plattsburgh fans pushed back. “It is now the duty of the Plattsburgh Base Ball Association,” the organization implored in a newspaper advertisement, “to give you time and notice, so if you intend to see the game
