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Babe Ruth Exhibit Opens At Hall of Fame Eric Strohl, Baseball Hall of Fame vice president/exhibits and collections, stands with Amanda Stevens, Babe Ruth’s great-granddaughter, in “Babe Ruth: His Life and Legend,” an exhibit that opened this morning at the Hall of Fame. Up from Cambridge, Mass. for the opening, Stevens said she was very pleased with what she saw. “For me, it’s the family stuff that is really neat to see.” she said, pointing to a photo she had never seen before…
SUNY Oneonta Grad Marty Appel Discusses Book, ‘Pinstripe Empire,’ At Hall Of Fame Here’s what the New York Times reviewer said about ‘Pinstripe Empire’ “This is a marvelous book to take on vacation. It’s divided into 47 chapters — each one featuring a different player, milestone, era or fracas — and you can dip into it whenever the mood strikes.”…
Cal Ripken, Phil Niekro Help Young Fans Navigate Google Cultural Institute At Hall…
Congressman Among Babe Ruth Opening Attendees COOPERSTOWN – U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, R-19, will be among the dignitaries expected at the 11 a.m. opening ceremony of “Babe Ruth: His Life and Legend,” at the National Baseball Hall of Fame, part of its 75th anniversary celebration. At noon, a roundtable discussion focusing on Ruth and his impact on the game will be held in the Museum’s Bullpen Theater and will feature Mike Gibbons, executive director of the Babe Ruth Museum; author Jane Leavy;…
FROM BIG CHUCK: Bresee’s In Oneonta Supported World War II effort…
BOUND VOLUMES, June 12, 2014 200 YEARS AGO Important Arrival, New York, June 9: Arrived, this afternoon, the French national brig Olive Branch in 45 days from L’Orient, with dispatches from the new government in France to the French ministry in this country, and the American government. The captain informed us that Bonaparte had taken his departure from Fontainebleau for a small island in the Mediterranean (Elbe); that King Louis was expected in France from England in two or three…
1st Cooperstown Marathon To Extend 75th Festivities COOPERSTOWN – The first 26.2-mile “Race The Lake” marathon begins at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Clark Sports Center. At 8:30, contestants in the 13.1-mile half-marathon will be bused from the Clark to the Springfield Community Center, where that race will begin at 9:30. Get more details and register to run…
Hall of Fame’s Yesteryears Recalled By JIM KEVLIN • www.allotsego.com COOPERSTOWN – Yesterday was today’s topic, and things have changed. “I shouldn’t say this,” said Ted Spencer, the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s retired curator, “but my first year here” – 1982 – “I tried everything on.” How things have become more formal and security-conscious over the years was one theme that emerged from a panel Spencer rounded out this afternoon in the Hall’s Bullpen Theater. He joined three attendees…
