SABR News
Paper of Record is back. Access to The Sporting News archives through Paper of Record is on the SABR web site in the Members Only section. Initially the site had a download quota of 250 pages a day, which applied to all SABR usage, not just individual members, but SABR has worked out the problem with Paper of Record, and the site is now fully functional. The Yoseloff-SABR Baseball Research Grant Program is available again. Over the past five years, the program has awarded nearly $44,000 to 29 members for a total of 32 grant projects that have been published in the Baseball Research Journal and The National Pastime, among other places. The application form is on the SABR web site under Awards. The deadline to apply is May 14, 2010. Other upcoming events: The Halsey Hall chapter book clubs next selection is Lawrence S. Ritters The Glory of Their Times. The book club will meet on Saturday, February 6 at 9:30 a.m. at the Barnes and Noble cafe in Har Mar Mall in Roseville. Har Mar Mall is located on Snelling Avenue about a mile and a half north of the state fairgrounds. For more information, contact Tom Dolen at 651-483-8617 or Art Mugalian at 612-721-2825. The 2010 Spring Chapter Meeting has been set for Saturday, May 22. The Twins play the Milwaukee Brewers at Target Field that night. SABR 40 will be held from Thursday, August 5 to Sunday, August 8 in Atlanta. The convention will be at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel (165 Courtland Street NE, 404-659-6500), which has a special convention rate of $129 per night for guest rooms. The Atlanta Braves will be playing the San Francisco Giants during the convention. Other chapter news: Cary Smith has been appointed chair of the Halsey Hall Chapter Membership Committee. The chapter is considering starting a Facebook page as a way of promoting itself and SABR as well as chapter events. In preparation for the possibility of the SABR convention coming to the Twin Cities, the Halsey Hall Chapter Research Committee has begun planning a convention publication that will carry articles related to baseball in the Upper Midwest. Anyone interested in writing for the convention publication may submit a proposal, including a description of the subject, to Dan Levitt, 612-377-5154. During the business meeting at the spring chapter meeting, three members will be elected to the chapters board of directors. Anyone interested in running for a two-year term may contact Nominating Committee Chair Art Mugalian at 612-721-2825, amugalian@comcast.net. The chapter will have a table at Twinsfest, which will be held January 29-31. Anyone interested in staffing the table during the event may contact Rich at 651-739-6986 or 651-259-3351 or via e-mail at rich.arpi@comcast.net.
George is retired from the U. S. Bureau of Mines, for whom he did research on mining methods, and still occasionally consults with mining companies. He is a lifelong fans of the Pittsburgh Pirates, saw his first major league game at Forbes Field, and was present at the first game managed by Danny Murtaugh in Pittsburgh. Born in 1938, George shares his January 10 birthday with fellow chapter member John McNeil as well as Willie McCovey, John Jack ONeill, Chick Stahl, Harry Wright, Kelvin Torve, Adam Kennedy, Del Pratt, Ervin Santana, Richard Dotson, Chuck Dobson, Jim OToole, Bobby Rahal, Jim Croce, Sal Mineo, and Linda Lovelace. Also new to the Halsey Hall Chapter: David Temple.
January 10Research Committee Meeting. For more information, contact Rich Arpi, 651-739-6986, rich.arpi@comcast.net. January 30Hot Stove Meeting at the home of Kevin Hennessy, 608 Grand Avenue, St. Paul 55102, 7:00 p.m., 651-492-2298. February 6Book Club, Barnes & Noble, Har Mar Mall, Roseville, 9:30 a.m., The Glory of Their Times. by Lawrence S. Ritter. For more information, contact Tom Dolen, 651-483-8617, or Art Mugalian, 612-721-2825, amugalian@comcast.net. February 21Halsey Hall Chapter Board Meeting, 3 p.m. For more information, contact Kevin Hennessy, 651-651-492-2298, kwhennes@ties2.net. May 22Spring Chapter Meeting. For more information, contact Howard Luloff, 952-922-5036, Hfan77@webtv.net. Halsey Hall Chapter Web Page: http://halseyhall.org
Past issues of The Holy Cow! are available at http://halseyhall.org/pubs/holy.html
Chapter History: http://halseyhall.org/officers_history.html
Chapter Procedures and By-Laws: http://halseyhall.org/bylaws.html
Society for American Baseball Research: http://sabr.org
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