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March 2003 Gophers beat Fighting Irish 8-2 Book Club Meets on April 5th Ten Halsey Hall members took in a game at the annual Dairy Queen (formally the Hormel) Baseball This meeting of the Halsey Chapter Tournament at the Metrodome on Book Club will be focused on the topic Saturday afternoon March 1. They of labor relations in baseball. At the last witnessed the home town, defending meeting on February 8th, it was decided Big Ten champion Gophers, dismantle that everyone would read Marvin the University of Notre Dame Fighting Miller’s memoir, “A Whole New Ball Irish, a team that made the eight team Game,” Carol Publishing Group, 1991. College World Series in 2002. Pitching Members were encouraged to also read was the key for the Gophers, who another book on baseball labor relations evened their 2003 record at 3 wins and and report to the group. Thus in one 3 losses. Starter C.J. Woodrow retired meeting there could be a good the first 14 Notre Dame batters and in discussion of many of the current books his six innings of pitching allowed only on baseball’s labor relations without four hits, one unearned run, no walks Most people read captions first. members having to read them all. Other and eight strike-outs. Brian Bull They motivate a busy audience to books mentioned for possible reading pitched the last three innings for the read on. This is a test to see if you were “Hardball” by Bowie Kuhn, “The Gophers allowing an unearned run will read the rest of this newsletter. End of Baseball as We Knew It” by along with two hits, one walk and one Charles Korr; “Money Pitch” by Roger strike-out. I. Abrams, “The Last Commissioner” SPRING REGIONAL Batting stars for the Gophers were by Fay Vincent; and “Lords of the third baseman David Hrncirik (three for Realm” by John Helyar. three, a walk, three runs and a double) is scheduled for Saturday, May The April 5th meeting is scheduled and second baseman Luke Appert (two 10th at the Minnesota History Center at for 10 a.m. at the coffee shop of the hits including a homerun and 3 rbis). 345 Kellogg Boulevard West in St. Paul Edina Barnes & Noble, which is located The defensive play of the game (right off I-94 across from the St. Paul one block south of the Southdale Mall occurred in the 5th inning when Cathedral). The meeting will start at 9 a. in the Galleria shopping center. Gopher center-fielder Sam Steidl raced m. and will break for lunch around The book club has been meeting in to grab Irish first baseman Joe noon. Members can then buy lunch at every other month since summer 2002 Thaman’s two-out, two runner on, line- Cafe Minnesota, at the History Center, and is open to all members of SABR or drive at his shoe tops. The score was 3- or go elsewhere. The meeting will potential members of SABR. 0 Gophers at that point and Thaman resume shortly after 1 p.m. and continue Attendance at the last meeting was easily could have had a double and two until 3:30 or so. double of the original meeting and rbis and the score would have closed to Contact Fred Buckland if you included Mark Johnson; Stew Thornley; 3-2. would like to give a presentation and if Art Mugalian; Tom Swift; Jim Sexton; Upcoming Gopher games at the you would like to attend that night’s Tom Dolen; Bob Tholkes; and Rich Metrodome are March 5 vs UMD game against the Boston Red Sox, send Arpi. Organizer Tom Swift welcomes (6:30) and Cal-State Fullerton, March 7 $ 13.00 per ticket to Howard Luloff by suggestions concerning future book or at 6:30; March 8 at 2 at March 9 at April 1st. A special feature of this topic selections. noon. The first home games at Siebert meeting will be the baseball exhibit Field are scheduled for March 28-30 (opening on March 22) and a chance for against Michigan State. a behind the scenes tour of the museum storage areas and time to view other exhibits. The page numbers are on the Page 2 The Holy Cow READY FOR PRIME TIME? For most of its existence, the charge, so that participation can be free not available. Production sessions will Halsey Hall Chapter has sponsored a to chapter members. be scheduled well in advance. local access cable TV show, under the 3. Each local access cable system The Halsey Hall Chapter board original title Baseball Roundtable and requires that a show be submitted by a hopes that this revised television format later The On Deck Circle. This half- resident of its local area. Produce sounds like a fun and different addition hour show has had a free-discussion sufficient copies of the show (on VHS) to your baseball hobby. If interested in format centering on different and arrange to get them to Chapter participating in one OR MORE or these contemporary or historical baseball members who will submit them to their functions, please contact Bob Tholkes topics, with the occasional interview. local systems. by April 6th, either by e-mail at The show usually ended when its The Chapter board will decide at its [email protected] or by phone at 763- volunteer producer either moved away April 6th meeting whether to launch 781-6161. or quit, but the last effort ended in 2000 this effort, or not, depending on how when participation dwindled to the much participation can be expected. point where it could no longer be Veterans Committee Voting sustained. There were several problems. Chapter members are needed to: Its always-informal structure was liable to decline into aimlessness. Distribution Distribute the show to their local According to the Minneapolis Star- of the show to a wide (potentially, at access cable provider. This usually Tribune, 81 of 85 ballots were returned least) audience was difficult. Equipment means filling out a form and either meaning that 61 votes were needed for and production problems at dropping off or mailing in the VHS selection. Nobody was elected this year. Minneapolis Television Network tape. Results were listed as follows; Gil (MTN) seemed constant, making Hodges (50); Tony Oliva (48); Ron participation a frustrating experience. Contribute segments to the show. Santo (46); Joe Torre (29); Maury Wills Competition for members’ time with (24); Vada Pinson (21); Joe Gordon other Chapter activities (notably the (19); Roger Maris (18); Marty Marion (17); Carl Mays (16); Minnie Minoso Quicksteps vintage base ball team) Proposal by Bob Tholkes to (16); Allie Reynolds (16); Dick Allen increased, so that MTN’s requirement revive the Chapter’s cable of a monthly schedule became a burden. (13); Mickey Lolich (13); Wes Ferrell Having found another volunteer access televison show (12); Ken Boyer (11); Don Newcombe producer (Bob Tholkes, who presently (11); Curt Flood (10); Ken R. Williams edits the Holy Cow Extra quarterly These may be on any conceivable (8); Rocky Colavito (7); Elston Howard journal), the Chapter board is interested baseball topic, and can be presentations (6); Bob Meusel (6); Bobby Bonds (5); in reviving the show if sufficient of research or other factual matters, Ted Kluszewski (4); Thurman Munson member interest exists, with some shows of baseball collectables and (4) and Mike Marshall (the pitcher), (3). changes: memorabilia, or a presentation of opinion or viewpoint, and can be either 1. Adopt a magazine-style format, individual or joint efforts. Guests may with segments on specific topics be invited as joint presenters or presented by different members, to interview subjects. No minimum or encourage broader participation and add maximum length has been set. structure. 2. Move the show to the If you are interested in contributing production studio of Columbia Heights segments, HOW OFTEN? Community Television. There is no minimum schedule requirement, so that Operate a camera or the sound the frequency of production can be system at the production sessions. For suited to the level of participation. It is in-studio productions, only brief on-the- also a small operation - the facility spot training by the studio coordinator coordinator on duty would have no is required. other claims on his time when Participants must be available on assistance with equipment or production Monday evenings, the only evening is needed. As a Heights resident, Bob offered by Columbia Heights Television can produce the show there free of on a regular basis. Weekend hours are The Holy Cow Page 3 1850s/1860s Minnesota Baseball Research Continues Project update by Dean Thilgen ballplayers in electing” General Sibley. would like to join us, contact either Now we have a better idea. The most Rich or myself. I’m certainly not the first person to influential and successful Minnesota research 19th century Minnesota club of that day was the North Star Club Note from the editor: Much of the baseball history. The definitive article of St. Paul, and the player held in the research done by SABR members over on the subject remains Cecil O. highest regard was their ace pitcher, the last thirty years has centered on Monroe’s article in the Minnesota Captain Rollin C. Olin. Our research professional base ball or on the early History magazine from 1938. However, has found that Olin was Sibley’s judge days of base ball in New York, my curiosity rose after I started playing advocate at the Dakota trials in 1862 Massachusetts and other eastern states. vintage base ball five years ago. I joined and his aide-de-camp during the Sibley This project hopes to document amateur others in the quest to build on Monroe’s Expedition in 1863.