September 2010 Editor:
Fall Chapter Meeting October 16
Members are invited to submit a proposal to make a research presentation at the meeting. Proposals must be made in writing (e-mail is fine) to Research Committee Chair Stew Thornley, 1082 Lovell Avenue, Roseville, Minnesota 55113-4419, and should include a title and brief outline of what the presentation will consist of with emphasis on the research that will be included. Standard presentations are 20 minutes (with an additional eight minutes for questions) although the duration may be longer or shorter depending on the needs of the presenter and of the schedule. The Research Committee (which also consists of Tom Swift, Dan Levitt, Cary Smith, Bob Tholkes, and Rich Arpi) will finalize the schedule of research presentations by October 2, two weeks before the meeting, so proposals must be submitted by then. Research presentations scheduled:
Registration for the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. with opening ceremonies, hosted by Howard Luloff, starting at 9:00. The research presentations will take place in the morning with a featured guest in the afternoon. The business meeting will be held during lunch between noon and 1 p.m. Attendees, along with other SABR members and family, can head over to the Thornley-Himrich residence (1082 Lovell Avenue, Roseville, 651-415-0791) after the meeting to watch playoffs on television. Map and directions. Other upcoming events: The Research Committee will meet Sunday, September 12 at 6 p.m. at Perkins, off 50th Street and Minn. Hwy. 100, in Edina. The book club will meet Saturday, October 9 at 9:30 a.m. at the Barnes and Noble cafe in Har Mar Mall in Roseville. The group is reading Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball by Bill Madden.
Phil Lowry has completed his book, Baseballs Longest Games, which will be published by McFarland Publishers this year. Phil has researched games at all levels that have lasted at least five hours or 20 innings.
September 12Research Committee Meeting, Perkins, Edina. For more information, contact Stew Thornley, 651-45-0791, stew@stewthornley.net. October 3Halsey Hall Chapter Board Meeting, 6 p.m. For more information, contact Kevin Hennessy, 651-651-492-2298, kwhennes@ties2.net. October 9Book Club Meeting, Barnes & Noble, Har Mar Mall, Roseville, 9:30 a.m., Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball by Bill Madden. For more information, contact Tom Dolen, 651-483-8617, or Art Mugalian, 612-721-2825, amugalian@comcast.net. October 16Fall Chapter Meeting, Community United Methodist Church, Columbia Heights. For more information, contact Howard Luloff, 952-922-5036, Hfan77@webtv.net. January 29Hot Stove League Meeting as part of SABR Day in America, 7:00 p.m.. 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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