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Chapter Meeting May 19, 2013 |
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Written by Tim Rask
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Saturday, 25 May 2013 19:32 |
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The Field of Dreams Chapter had 14 members and guests gather in Suite 18 at
Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport for a chapter ballgame outing.
Steve Elsberry kicked us off with a presentation to remind us that his San
Francisco Giants have won 2 out of the last 3 World Series. Steve outlined how
often the feat of winning the Series at least two out of three years has
occurred. Turns out, it's fairly common, with 17 instances over the years. Steve
also listed the streaks of five or more years with different World
Series Champions.
The chapter also hosted a special guest. Frank Wulf, the widower of Dorothy
Wulf, whose photos provided much of the basis for Tim Rask's book "Baseball at
Davenport's John O'Donnell Stadium" took a break from his usual seat to join us
in the suite.
In the game, the home town River Bandits lost to the Beloit Brewers, 3-2.
If the details can be worked out, we hope to make our first chapter trip to Sioux City in mid-August.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 25 May 2013 19:33 |
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Written by Steve Smith
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Monday, 15 October 2012 13:06 |
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Courtesy of Rich Lowe of Bonaparte IA, the photo of the gravesite of Pitcher Roxie Lawson of Donnellson IA has been added. To get to the gravesite pictures, click on Iowa Baseball and click on Iowa Baseball Gravesites.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 04 May 2013 16:23 |
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Written by Field of Dreams Chapter
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Sunday, 10 June 2012 12:47 |
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Ralph Albert Bell pitched for the Chicago White Sox in 1912. He also enjoyed a minor league career with teams in the midwest - Pittsburg KS, Springfield IL, Joplin MO, Burlington IA, St. Joseph MO, Winona MN and Fargo-Moorhead. Ralph is buried in Oakland Cemetery in Keokuk IA. His baseball-reference.com and baseball-almanac.com websites indicate that he was born November 6, 1890, in Kahoka MO.
Ralph's granddaughter, Vicki Boyer, has e-mailed the Field of Dreams chapter, indicating that his correct birthdate is November 16, 1890, which is what is inscribed on his gravestone - see picture on the Field of Dreams website under Iowa Baseball Gravesites. Vicki stated that her grandfather was born at Argyle IA which is in southeast Iowa's Lee County near Keokuk. She stated the family moved around between Iowa, Missouri and Illinois but that Ralph was born in Iowa.
Many thanks to Vicki for her correction to her grandfather's biographical information! |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 10 June 2012 18:57 |
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Written by Charles Crawley
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Sunday, 27 May 2012 14:57 |
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A new baseball book entitled "Norway Baseball - Gone But Not Forgotten" has been issued about the baseball history of Norway, Iowa. The book may be ordered at www.norwaybaseballmuseum.com. Norway IA was the subject of the movie The Final Season.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 27 May 2012 15:14 |
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