Newark, NJ - 2013 - Presentations & Articles & Award Winners
Presentations: Click HERE for highlights from The Courier
Alpert, Rebecca - “Effa Manley and the Jews”
Diunte, Nick - “Ray Dandridge's journey from Newark to the New York Giants”
Dorinson, Joe - “Something to Cheer”
Goldfarb, Irv - “The 1st Colored Championship: 1867”
Krell, David - "The Unsung Leadership of Biz Mackey"
LoPinto, Brian - "The Preservation and Restoration of a Premier Black Baseball Site: Hinchliffe Stadium"
Manning, Belinda - “Max [Manning]: The Heart of the Matter”
Peterson, Todd - “The Rise of the Cuban Giants, 1880-1885”
Puerzer, Rich - “The 1946 Negro League World Series”
Schuman, Tony - "Daylighting the History of the Newark Eagles"
Smith, Courtney - "Twilight Time: Manley, Bolden & the Flip Side"
Steverson, Bryan - “Baseball’s Seminal Event - Anson vs. Stovey”
Struth, John - “The 1889 Cuban Giants in Trenton”
Articles:
Lester, Larry - "Maxwell (Mileo) Manning: the Maximilian of a Man"
Lester, Larry - "The Original Papi: John Henry (Pop) Lloyd"
Overmyer, Jim - "Effa Manley: The Necessary Missionary"
PLAYERS:
Greet & Meet and tour of the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center - which empowers students through year-round character-based programs – is a poignant reminder to young people that they, too, can be anything they want to be.
The Negro Leagues Wax Museum:
Special presentation by students from Edward T. Bowser Elementary School will present a program they researched and wrote about Negro League baseball in New Jersey. They will highlight twelve individuals and some of their career highlights. Students will portray individuals as wax figures that come to life on a visit to their museum.
Authors Panel:
$2,500 Scholarship Winners:
$1,000 Library Grants:
Trivia Contest Winner:
Robert Peterson Recognition Award:
John Coates Next Generation Award:
Tweed Webb Lifetime Achievement Award
Fay Vincent Most Valuable Partner (MVP) Award:
Alpert, Rebecca - “Effa Manley and the Jews”
Diunte, Nick - “Ray Dandridge's journey from Newark to the New York Giants”
Dorinson, Joe - “Something to Cheer”
Goldfarb, Irv - “The 1st Colored Championship: 1867”
Krell, David - "The Unsung Leadership of Biz Mackey"
LoPinto, Brian - "The Preservation and Restoration of a Premier Black Baseball Site: Hinchliffe Stadium"
Manning, Belinda - “Max [Manning]: The Heart of the Matter”
Peterson, Todd - “The Rise of the Cuban Giants, 1880-1885”
Puerzer, Rich - “The 1946 Negro League World Series”
Schuman, Tony - "Daylighting the History of the Newark Eagles"
Smith, Courtney - "Twilight Time: Manley, Bolden & the Flip Side"
Steverson, Bryan - “Baseball’s Seminal Event - Anson vs. Stovey”
Struth, John - “The 1889 Cuban Giants in Trenton”
Articles:
Lester, Larry - "Maxwell (Mileo) Manning: the Maximilian of a Man"
Lester, Larry - "The Original Papi: John Henry (Pop) Lloyd"
Overmyer, Jim - "Effa Manley: The Necessary Missionary"
PLAYERS:
- PEDRO PASTOR SIERRA--1954-58--p, Indianapolis Clowns, Detroit Stars
- JAMES (JIM) ROBINSON-- 1950-53, 56-58--ss, 3b, 2b, Goshen Red Wings, Philadelphia Stars, Indianapolis Clowns, Kansas City Monarchs, Memphis Red Sox
Greet & Meet and tour of the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center - which empowers students through year-round character-based programs – is a poignant reminder to young people that they, too, can be anything they want to be.
The Negro Leagues Wax Museum:
Special presentation by students from Edward T. Bowser Elementary School will present a program they researched and wrote about Negro League baseball in New Jersey. They will highlight twelve individuals and some of their career highlights. Students will portray individuals as wax figures that come to life on a visit to their museum.
Authors Panel:
- Lawrence Hogan - "Shades of Glory: The Negro Leagues and the Story of African-American Baseball"
- Neil Lanctot - "Fair Dealing and Clean Playing: The Hilldale Club and the Development of Black Professional Baseball, 1910-1932," and "Negro League Baseball - The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution"
- Jim Overmyer - "Queen of the Negro Leagues : Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles"
$2,500 Scholarship Winners:
- Madison O'Shields - Franklin, TN
- Emma Charlesworth-Seiler - Golden Valley, MN
$1,000 Library Grants:
- Joseph L. Carwise Middle School - Palm Harbor, FL
- Randolph High School - Randolph, NJ
Trivia Contest Winner:
- Rich Puerzer - Long Island, NY
Robert Peterson Recognition Award:
- Lisa Doris Alexander
- Jeffrey M. Laing
John Coates Next Generation Award:
- Ryan Whirty
- Courtney M. Smith
Tweed Webb Lifetime Achievement Award
- Todd Peterson
- Peter Morris
Fay Vincent Most Valuable Partner (MVP) Award:
- Thomas U. Tuttle - Minnetonka, MN
