Newspaper clipping about baseball diamond at Wopsononock, Altoona Tribune July 3, 1894

The presence of a baseball diamond, though now lost to time, adds an important dimension to our understanding of the Wopsononock Resort. Baseball was already well established as America’s pastime by the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and even informal games were a popular diversion at vacation destinations. The few surviving newspaper clippings that mention games played on the mountaintop suggest that visitors didn’t come merely for the scenery and fresh air — they came to participate in shared recreation.

Newspaper clipping about Methodist Sunday School picnic at Wopsy, 1913
Methodist Sunday School picnic program at Wopsy, 1913. Baseball between married and single men was “the greatest feature of the day.”
Newspaper clipping about Y.M.I. picnic at Wopsy, Altoona Times July 14, 1914
Altoona Times, July 14, 1914 — Complete Plan for Big Picnic at Old “Wopsy.” The Y.M.I. outing featured dancing, athletic events, and a baseball game between single and married men.
Newspaper clipping about Reformed Sunday School picnic at Wopsy, Altoona Times August 28, 1915
Altoona Times, August 28, 1915 — The Reformed Sunday School picnic at Wopsy featured a baseball game between single and married men, along with a ball game among the ladies.