Jerry Malloy Negro Leagues Conference

All conferences are scheduled to include scholarly presentations, an educational forum, a professional baseball game, a trivia contest, players panel, authors panel, with visits to local historic places.  Each year monies are targeted for:

1. Donate books to schools or libraries.

2. Raise funds to purchase headstones for unmarked graves of player.

3. Award scholarships to High School Seniors for the best essays.

4. Nationwide Art Contest

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MISSION STATEMENT:

The purpose of the JERRY MALLOY NEGRO LEAGUE CONFERENCE is to encourage the study and research of African American baseball and its influence on society, sports history, and racial barriers.  The Conference promotes activities to enhance scholarly, educational, and literary objectives.

This is America's ORIGINAL Negro League Conference and the only symposium since 1998 dedicated exclusively to the examination of black baseball history. 

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To Register for special discounted rooms at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel go HERE.

 or copy & paste the link below into your web browser

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/clebr?groupCode=jerjera&app=resvlink&fromDate=7/18/12&toDate=7/22/12

or call  216-696-5600 and ask for the “Jerry Malloy Negro Leagues” to get the special rates.  The group code is:  "jerjera"

To Register for the Conference on SABR's website click on:

 The SABR Store

or copy & paste the link below into your web browser

https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=SABR&WebCode=EventList&FromSearchControl=Yes 

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The two $2,500 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS were. . . 

Annie Yang from Watchung Hills Regional High School (Warren, NJ)

Emma Murphy of Osbourn High School (Manassas, VA).

Click HERE to download the requirements and application for the 2012 Essay Writing Contest.

The DEADLINE is February 22, 2012.

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The winners of the SABR-NLC's $1,000 Library Grant were. . .

Liberty Middle School of Ocala, Florida

Edward T. Bowser Sr., Elementary School in East Orange, New Jesery

Click HERE to download the requirements and application for the 2012 SABR-NLC Library Grant.

The DEADLINE is March 19, 2012.

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Call for Art: "Black Baseball Heroes" the 2011 winners were . . .

PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY - Bill Cormalis, Jr. for his "Smokey Joe Williams"

AMATEUR CATEGORY - Michael Massenburg for his "Color Ball"

YOUTH CATEGORY - Seline Warrington for her "Baseball Legs"

We received 46 entries from 15 states. Click HERE to see winning entries.

Click HERE to download a 2012 submission form with guidelines and requirements. 

The submissions will be judged by award-winning artists Kadir Nelson and Benjamin Blackburn, singer/filmmaker/writer Byron Motley, painters James Fiorentino and David Baldwin, and the uniquely talented visual artist Todd Peterson,

The DEADLINE was May 6, 2011

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2012 CALL FOR PAPERS:  Oral or Poster presentations

Click HERE for guidelines and submission requirements.

Email proposals and abstracts to: Dr. Leslie Heaphy

Please call 330-244-3304 with any questions, comments or concerns. 

You may mail abstracts and presentations to Kent State University at Stark, 6000 Frank Road, North Canton, OH 44720.

Submission DEADLINE for oral or poster presentations is March 19, 2012.

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PROPOSALS:

If you would like to host a future Jerry Malloy Conference, request an application by sending an email to: Larry Lester.  

If you would like to download a review copy, click here.

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SPONSORSHIP:

If you would like to make a financial or in-kind donation, or sponsor an event at the Malloy Conference, you can automatically email your request or proposal by clicking on: Larry Lester.

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Various awards are given annually:

• The Robert Peterson Recognition Award: for bodies of work that increase public awareness on the Negro Leagues.

• The John Coates Next Generation Award: for recognition of  outstanding achievement and dedication by newcomers to the research field.

• The Normal “Tweed” Webb Lifetime Achievement: to recognize  long-term contributions to the field of Negro League research.

• The Fay Vincent Most Valuable Partner (MVP): for the conference contributor with the greatest impact towards a successful conference.

Email award nominations to:  Dick Clark

Leadership Team: