Chicago (Emil Rothe) SABR Chapter Meeting Announcement

Date: Saturday October 30, 2010

Time: 1:00 pm to 4:45 pm

Location: Eisenhower Public Library, 4613 N. Oketo Ave., Harwood Heights, IL

Driving Directions: If you're coming to the library on Route 294 (Tri-State), take Route 90 (Kennedy) to Chicago and then exit at either Cumberland going south or at Harlem going south. Take Cumberland or Harlem south to Lawrence. Make a left on Lawrence from Cumberland or make a right on Lawrence from Harlem. The library is approximately two (2) blocks west of Harlem and a block south of Lawrence.

Program:

* Peter Morris is the author of numerous books on early baseball including Baseball Fever and But Didn’t We Have Fun? In addition, he is the author of the popular Game of Inches which explores the origins of every aspect of baseball. In March of 2010, Peter became a member of the inaugural class of recipients of SABR’s prestigious Henry Chadwick Award – an award stabled to honor the game’s greatest researchers.

* Mike Cameron writes about sports for Pioneer Press and is the author of the recently published Public Bonehead, Private Hero: The Real Legacy of Baseball’s Fred Merkle. Mike will discuss the book and sign copies.

* Joe Schmitz is a huge White Sox fan from Morris, IL who won a national contest to represent the White Sox in the “All-Stars Among Us” festivities at the 2009 All-Star game in St. Louis. Joe will talk about why he was chosen and will share his experiences at the game.

* Dan Helpingstine is the author of numerous books about local baseball topics including the soon to be published The Cubs and the White Sox: A Baseball Rivalry, 1900 to the Present. Dan will discuss the book and (if it is available by then) sign copies of it.

This event is free and open to the public.

For More Information:

Contact Richard Smiley at (312) 525-3606 or smileyr@georgetown.edu.