Scout Life

GOING BIG IN THE BERKSHIRES

Cameron Miley marveled at the antique mitts on display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The game’s early days looked vastly different from today’s sport. No batting helmets; very few home runs; a handful of teams. And the gloves?

“They were like a piece of leather, and you put it on your hand,” the 16-year-old Life Scout says. “How basic everything was — I don’t understand how they played like that.”

The visit to Cooperstown, New York, capped off an exciting nine-day trip for

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