Baseball above the high school level in the Sanford area had been largely absent from the Sanford area for 71 years before the Old North State League granted the Brick
Alec Allred and others worked nearly until the 11th hour before the inaugural season for the Sandhills Bogeys to complete construction of the new stadium for the Old North State
As the final weeks of the Old North State League became something of a battle of attrition, the Sanford Spinners stayed upright and found their way into the league playoffs
The Sanford Spinners didn’t realize it at the time, but when they defeated the Reidsville Luckies in the second game of a Thursday doubleheader, they were playing their final home