FANS RECOUNT JOY OF 2015 INDUCTION WEEKEND…
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Cooperstown To Close Streets Friday, Saturday COOPERSTOWN – The village Police Chief Mike Covert announced the following street closures during Hall of Fame Weekend: • Doubleday Field Parking Lot, 3 a.m. Friday through 9 p.m. Saturday. Any vehicles in the lot after 3 p.m. will be towed at owner’s expense. • Main Street between Chestnut and Fair, 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday. • Pioneer Street, from Lake to Church, 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday, ad 7 a.m.-11 p.m.…
Baseball Authors To Sign Books At Willis Monie’s COOPERSTOWN – Two authors will be autographing their books on Induction Weekend at Willis Monie Books, 139 Main St. • Dennis Corcoran, “Induction Day At Cooperstown,” 3:30-5:30 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, and 8:30-10:30 a.m. Sunday. • Chris Donnelly, “How the Yankees Explain New York,” 1-5 p.m. Saturday, and 10:11:30 a.m. Sunday.…
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…