Cardines Classic: U.S. Naval War College will host Annual Army-Navy Baseball Game on September 6th

The Naval War College has announced that it will host the third annual “Cardines Classic,” World War I era Army/Navy baseball game on Friday, September 6^th at historic Cardines Field.

The program is organized in close collaboration with Naval History and Heritage Command and the City of Newport. The Army-Navy baseball game will be played by students from the Naval War College dressed in period-accurate uniforms. Gates will open at 4:30 p.m., and the first pitch will be thrown at 5:30 p.m.The rain date will be September 13^th.

“To Win or Lose All: Williams S. Sims and the U.S. Navy in the First World War,” is currently on exhibit at the Naval War College Museum.

Read more here – U.S. Naval War College Third Annual “Cardines Classic” Army-Navy Baseball Game

For more information, visit www.usnwc.edu/museum or call 401-841-7276.

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