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Many years ago I did a tournament that was to be part of a potlatch (big gathering of Native Americans also known as a powwow) the playing field was a recently harvested wheat field. Temporary bases, a general area to act as a pitching plate, an imagined fair/foul line, no back stops, no fences and no dead ball territory -- that's right no dead ball territory. The instructions we got from the TD was if it is close it is fair. I thought this is a nightmare, boy was I wrong. Everybody had a great time players, fans, umpires. The TD invited every one to a salmon bbq after the last game. I learned a lot about the Native American culture and had a great time to boot.
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