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Visit My Hometown Salem, Illinois.
Salem, Illinois is a small family friendly community located in south
central Illinois. Don't let the size of the town fool you. We are a proud,
caring community with rich history. I have lived in Salem, IL all my life.
Mainly because it is a community that promotes family values.The City of Salem
government, the excellent schools, the stores, churches, the industry, and
local business have combined in an effort to keep Salem, IL a proud, growing,
"family friendly" community.
Salem, IL Proud Business Partners!
Salem IL Links
Salem,IL City website
Growing up in Salem, IL in the 50's and 60's was an experience I will
treasure for the rest of my life. We didn't have much money, but we were always
happy it seemed. We played baseball year round. From the
time I was able to hold a baseball, a baseball bat and a baseball glove, I
dreamed of playing in the Major Leagues. My brothers, friends, and neighbors,
gathered each morning in the summer to play baseball. We started out using a
baseball fashioned out of a ball of string and wrapped it with aluminum foil.
Our baseball bat was an old mop or broom handle, depending on which one gave out
first. Back then the streets were void of many automobiles, so we played
baseball in the streets from sun up to sundown. Finally one of the more
fortunate kids came up with a tennis ball and the baseball game got much more
interesting. The baseball jumped off the broom handle. We had so much fun trying
to keep that ball from going into any of the neighbors yards. Self taught
fundamentals of baseball I guess. We called it "Indian Ball". To this
day I haven't a clue of why it was called that. The rules were simple: Keep the
baseball between the sidewalks and you were safe. Any deviation and you were
out. If the baseball went over the head of the infielder, it was a double. Over
the outfielder was a triple and over the "Dead End sign before the railroad
tracks was a home run. Any ground ball that that got by the first fielder was a
single. We played nine innings of course just like the Major Leagues. Bry's Corner Store: Baseball...A Boy...and a Dream!
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