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| SABR Chairman's Comments By DICK CLARK The committee wants to address some areas we need to work at. First ALL OF US need to find the burial site for one player per year, at least. Ideally we will want this work to continue until we have a burial site for everyone. The cemeteries are important to know. We must locate these men to see that a grave marker is in place and also verify any birth and death dates. This is related to the second point. We must energize our efforts to find missing biographical data for all players. My mailing address (and E-mail) will be the repository for new information. Jim Riley's biographical encyclopedia is the essential point of reference for seeing what has been done. Many NLC members will be coordinating efforts to exchange their findings these last few years. This is an exchange of information NOT dissemination of info. April 28, The Legends of Baseball stamps will feature Roberto Clemente, Ty Cobb, Mickey Cochrane, Eddie Collins, Dizzy Dean, Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig, Josh Gibson, Lefty Grove, Rogers Hornsby, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Satchel Paige, Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth, George Sisler, Tris Speaker, Pie Traynor, Honus Wagner and Cy Young. These players were honored last season as part of Major League Baseball's “All-Century Team” program. The stamp designs will be unveiled May 4 in a pre-game ceremony at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig, All-Century Team program member Mark McGwire and other baseball stars will join postal officials at the unveiling ceremony. The Legends of Baseball stamps will be officially dedicated and issued July 6 in Atlanta, Ga., at a ceremony held adjacent to the “Club MLB Road Show Presented by Jif Smooth Sensations” and in conjunction with Major League Baseball's 2000 All-Star Week, which concludes July 11 with the 71st All-Star Game at Turner Field. Many family members of the players appearing on the stamps will attend the dedication ceremony. 200 million of the self-adhesive, 33-cent stamps will be printed. They will be available at Atlanta post offices starting July 6 and at post offices nationwide starting July 7. The stamps will also be available at a special Postal Service retail booth at the John Hancock All-Star FanFest—one of the main attractions of All-Star Week—from July 7–11 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. The stamps were illustrated by Joe Saffold of Savannah, Ga. Phil Jordan, of Falls Church, Va., was the art director. For more information on U.S. stamps, or to order many stamps and philatelic items, visit www.stampsonline.com. Stamps can also be ordered toll-free by calling 1-800-STAMP-24. |
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(Real Audio) Pride Of Newark: Baseball's Bears And Eagles New exhibit explores New Jersey baseball in the 1930s. Press Release -- New Jersey Historical Society The New Jersey Historical Society is proud to announce its latest exhibition, "Pride of Newark: Baseball's Bears and Eagles", an exploration of these two teams, their players, their fans, and Newark during the 1930s and 40s. During this time, the Eagles (Newark's National Negro League Team) and the Bears (the city's International Minor League Team) played in Ruppert's Stadium, the Ironbound baseball diamond of its day, but they did so on separate days and to distinctively different audiences. "Pride of Newark" will be open to the public at no charge five days a week, Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm in the Society's galleries at 52 Park Place in Newark now through the summer of 2001. Visitors to the exhibition will come to understand how significantly our "world" differs from a little more than fifty years ago, how Newark could have been the home to two nationally recognized teams, and how these two teams in many ways reflected two distinct cultures in Newark. The exhibition will also look into the audiences for baseball, what it meant to grow up as a fan, and how the baseball players became heroes in their communities. The fascinating story of Effa Manley, who with her husband Abe owned the Newark Eagles, will illustrate the rare role of women in sport. The New Jersey Historical Society, founded in 1845, examines what it means to live and work in New Jersey through exhibitions, publications and programming. The Society is located at 52 Park Place in Newark, within a block of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. For information, contact the Society at 973-596-8500. Press Contact: Alicia Schatteman -
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NEGRO LEAGUE APPAREL FASHION By KIMBERLY STEVENS STAFF WRITER LOS ANGELES - DMD announced at a recent press conference held at the newly built Staples Center that their line of apparel "The Forgotten Leagues" which is based on the former Negro League baseball teams, is to be released to retailers across the nation as well as on their website at TheForgottenLeagues.com. Crossing
The Color Barrier Robinson's character, courage and talent have secured his place in history. Less known are Larry Doby, Henry Thompson, Willard Brown and Dan Bankhead, the four other African American men who played in the major leagues in 1947. Like Jackie Robinson, these men used their talent and determination to overcome decades of racial discrimination in the sport that has stood as "America's pastime." The Amateur Athletic Foundation honors the five men who first crossed the color barrier of major league baseball.
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