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Bob “Rocky” Johnson to Appear at Spring Chapter Meeting May 3
Rocky, who grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, and Edina, Minnesota, played 11 seasons in the American League, including all or parts of five seasons with the Baltimore Orioles. As a member of the Washington Senators in 1962, Rocky hit the first home run at D. C. Stadium as John Kennedy and other dignataries looked on. There may be other guests appearing on the player panel, which will begin at 1:00, although Rocky is the only confirmed guest at this point. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. with opening ceremonies, hosted by Howard Luloff, starting at 9:00. The research presentations will be:
Howard Luloff will lead a baseball trivia contest at 2:30. During the business meeting at lunch, three new members will be elected to the chapter’s board of directors. Anyone interested in running for a two-year term may contact nominating committee chair Bob Tholkes at 763-781-6161, rjtholkes@msn.com. Candidates may want to mark their calendars for Sunday, June 1, when the chapter board of directors will meet and elect officers for the 2008-2009 year. The board meeting will be at 6:00 p.m. at the home of Bob Tholkes, 3966 NE Reservoir Boulevard, Columbia Heights 55421-4069. At this meeting, the incoming board members and holdover board members will elect, from among themselves, a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer to a one-year term that will begin July 1. (A description of the duties for these offices is at http://halseyhall.org/bylaws#procedures.) Other than the elections at this board meeting, only the outgoing and holdover board members will be allowed to vote on chapter business because the board term of the incoming members will not begin until July 1. Registration for the May 3 chapter meeting is $8, which includes lunch. There is also a meeting-only price of $5. Those wanting lunch must RSVP to Howard Luloff at 952-922-5036, hfan77@webtv.net, by April 26.
Swifty has received some outstanding reviews for his book, including a starred review from Library Journal: “Signal thanks to journalist Swift for this authoritative biography of Charles Albert Bender. . . . Swift sets aside the myths about this most famous American Indian player while vividly describing him. . . . [This book] is for all interested in the First Nations, quite apart from baseball.”
Other book news:
Tom started playing baseball when he was 10 and was a catcher in high school. From 1982 to 1999, he managed a team in the Chicago Theatre Softball League, the Practical Theatre Co. Toledo Mudhens, which won the championship in 1987. Tom is the executive director of the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, currently under construction and scheduled to open in January of 2009, and plays saxophone in a rock-and-roll band, the Riffmaster and the Rockme Foundation. Born in 1958, Tom shares his August 17 birthday with Jorge Posada, Mike Maroth, Dustin Pedroia, Alex Cole, Boog Powell, Butch Hobson, Diego Segui, Jim Davenport, Rudy York, and Mae West. Other new members: Jonathan Carter, Rebekah Billings, and Doug Kenison.
The last ballpark in use at which Dr. Fan did not attend a game was League Park in Cleveland in the 1940s.
June 14—Book Club Meeting, Barnes & Noble, Har Mar Mall, 2100 Snelling Avenue North, Roseville, 9:30 a.m., Chief Bender’s Burden: The Silent Struggle of a Baseball Star by Tom Swift. For more information, contact Tom Dolen, 651-483-8617, or Art Mugalian, 612-721-2825, amugalian@comcast.net. May 10—Hot 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. May 18—Research Roundtable, Perkins Restaurant, 4917 Eden Avenue, Edina, 6:00 p.m. For more information, contact Cary Smith, 952-807-8767, zinnbeck@aol.com.
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Chapter Procedures and By-Laws: http://halseyhall.org/bylaws.html
Society for American Baseball Research: http://sabr.org
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