Victorian Baseball After Football
Baseball curtain-raisers were discontinued in 1947 when the introduction of the VFL third eighteen eliminated baseball from League football grounds. This did allow the Victorian Baseball Association to reintroduce promotion and relegation independent of football to the competition.
In 1960 the V.B.A. amalgamated A and B grades together and formed North and South division. In 1963 however, the V.B.A reverted to the old A and B grade system
In August 1976 the Victorian Baseball Association made the major decision to change the season for the main competition to summer. This is the time of year in which the sport is played in the two major countries of America and Japan. Furthermore all other Australian states were playing during summer and this put Victoria at a considerable disadvantage for the Australian Championships (the Claxton Shield).
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