Chicago, IL - 2008 - Presentations & Exhibits

Presentations:

• Alter, Peter - "The Negro Leagues at the Chicago History Museum"
  
• Burgos, Adrian - "The Numbers King: Alex Pompez's Journey from Harlem's Numbers World and Black Baseball to Baseball's Hall of Fame"
  
• Fletcher, David J. - "Buck O'Neil and Baseball in Chicago"
  
• Haupert, Michael - "What Do They Pay These Guys for, Anyway?
  
• Hoffman, Dennis - "The Perfect Hate Crime: Satchel Paige and the Burning of Omaha's Western League Park"
  
• Kenney, Rick - "Oscar Charleston Took Center Stage but . . . "
  
• Liscio, Stephanie - "When the Underdog Ruled: The 1945 Negro League World Series"
  
• Manring, Elizabeth - "The Kansas City Monarchs Playing in Stockton, Missouri"
  
• Martin IV, Dr. J.B. - Making the Case for J.B. Martin, Sr.: Why He Should Be in the Baseball Hall of Fame"
  
• Peterson, Todd - "The Keystones Will Play Some Ball"
  
• Steverson, Bryan - "Buck Leonard: Mr. All-Star"
  
• Strecker, Geri - "The Great Oscar Charleston: The Chicago Defender's Celebrated Hero of the East-West Classic"

 
Articles:

• Ardolino, Frank - "Pasadena Robinson Memorial"
  
• Harkness-Roberto, Michael - "El Diablo the All-Star"
  
• Heaphy, Leslie - "George (Mule) Suttles"
  
• Lester, Larry - "Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West Classic"
  
• Lester, Larry - "Minnie Minoso: Cuban Comet"
  
• Lester, Larry - "Satchel Paige vs. Minnie Minoso, 1951-1953"
  
• Lester, Larry - "The Radcliffe Brothers: Double Duty & Alex the Great"
  
• Lester, Larry - "This Day in Negro League History"
  
• Liscio, Stephanie - "Sam (The Jet) Jethroe"
  
• Marasco, David - "The All-Star Satchel Paige"
  
• Steverson, Bryan - "Profiles in Character: Larry Doby - Role Model"

 
Special Presentation:

• ART "SUPERMAN" PENNINGTON - "Race Relations in the Negro Leagues and Minor Leagues"

Trivia Contest Winner:

• Dick Clark - Ypsilanti, MI (four-time winner)

Fay Vincent Most Valuable Partner (MVP) Award:

• Michael Garvey - Chicago, IL