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The Newsletter of the Halsey Hall Chapter
Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
January 2008
Twinsfest
Member News
New Member
Calendar
Board of Directors
Twinsfest
Rich Arpi is again coordinating our chapters involvement in Twinsfest and could use a few more volunteers to staff a table. The times Rich is looking to fill are Friday, January 26 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.; Saturday, January 27 (three shifts from 9:00 a.m. to noon, noon to 3:00 p.m., and 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.); and Sunday, January 28, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 12:30 to 4:00 p.m.. If you can help out, contact Rich at 651-739-6986, rwaces@cs.com.
Other Upcoming Events:
The annual Hot Stove League Meeting will be Saturday night, February 2, at 7 p.m. at the home of Kevin Hennessy, 608 Grand Avenue in St. Paul. This is an informal gathering to discuss baseball among friends. Food and drinks will be available, and donations will be appreciated. Anyone who has trouble walking may use the parking spot behind Kevin house. Contact Kevin at 651-227-5183 if you need the spot.
Also on February 2, Doug Ernst will be staffing a SABR table at the Ball Park Tours Hot Stove League Banquet at the Ukranian Center in northeast Minneapolis. Contact Doug at 763-519-1174 if you would like to help.
The date for the Spring Chapter Meeting has tentatively been set for Saturday, May 3. The Twins are scheduled to play the Detroit Tigers that evening. In case the game gets switched to the afternoon, the meeting could be scheduled for April 19 or May 10.
Member News
Roger The Owl Godin was recognized in hockeys The Fischler Report by publisher Stan Fischler, who commended Roger for putting together an exhibit on the U. S. Coast Guard Cutters championship team from World War II. Roger, the curator for the Minnesota Wild and an active member of the Society for International Hockey Research, has the exhibit on display at the Xcel Energy Center, home of the Wild. The Cutters, who won titles in the Eastern Amateur Hockey League and Amateur Hockey Association of the United States, had a number of Minnesotans, including Hockey Hall of Famers John Mariucci and Frank Brimsek. Roger was the original curator of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in Eveleth, Minnesota.
New Member
The Halsey Hall Chapter welcomes Dave Deming to the Society for American Baseball Research.
Calendar
January 12Hot Stove Saturday Morning, Bakers Square, 66th and Xerxes, Richfield, 9:00 a.m. For more information, contact Mark Johnson, 952-831-1153, baseballbooks@comcast.net.
January 13Research Roundtable, Perkins Restaurant, 4917 Eden Avenue, Edina, 6:00 p.m. For more information, contact Cary Smith, 952-807-8767, zinnbeck@aol.com.
February 2Hot Stove Meeting at the home of Kevin Hennessy, 608 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, 7:00 p.m., 651-227-5183.
February 9Book Club Meeting, Ramsey County Library, County Road B and Hamline Avenue, Roseville, 9:30 a.m., 1939: Baseballs Tipping Point by Talmage Boston. For more information, contact Tom Dolen, 651-483-8617, or Art Mugalian, 612-721-2825, amugalian@comcast.net.
May 3 (tentative)Spring Chapter Meeting. For more information, contact Howard Luloff, 952-922-5036, Hfan77@webtv.net.
Halsey Hall Chapter
Board of Directors 2007-2008
PresidentDan Levitt
Vice PresidentLee Temanson
SecretaryArmand Peterson
TreasurerDoug Ernst
Art Mugalian
George Rekela
Stew Thornley
The Holy Cow! EditorStew Thornley
WebmasterJohn Gregory
Halsey Hall Chapter Web Page: http://halseyhall.org
Halsey Hall Chapter E-list/Message Board: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/halseyhall
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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