Ed Ingle was a fourth grader at Avondale Grammar School when he earned his Knothole Gang card in 1942.
“That card could [sometimes] get you in at no charge,” said the 81-year-old Ingle last week in recalling those long ago summers at Engel Stadium watching the Chattanooga Lookouts minor league team.
“And once a year you got to march around the outfield in your ‘team’ T-shirts with your friends. It was the greatest thing you could imagine.”
Ingle and several other Knothole Gang members hope to spread that great feeling to the rest of the Scenic City on Oct. 18 at Engel Stadium.
Slated to begin at 6 p.m. that Thursday evening, the Knothole Gang Reunion is free to the public. Cokes, hot dogs, Moon Pies and possibly even Little Debbies are supposed to be available. Baseball fans of all ages, from the youngest kid to the oldest kid at heart, are encouraged to attend.