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Baseball players "Tinker to Evers to Chance!" 
 Small presentation about "Chicago Cubs infielders Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance [who] formed the most memorable double-play combination in the history of baseball." Includes baseball card images for all three, and a short poem about the three baseball players ("Baseball's Sad Lexicon"), written in 1910 by a New York newspaper columnist. Portion of a larger exhibit from the American Memory Project at the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bbhtml/bb1.html Topics: Baseball Last updated Mar 15, 2006 The Baseball Reliquary, Inc.
"The Baseball Reliquary is a nonprofit, educational institution dedicated to fostering an appreciation of the historical development of baseball and its interaction with American culture by the preservation and exhibition of artifacts ..." The site features information about annual inductions into the organization's Shrine of the Eternals, a calendar of events, and descriptions and photographs of items in the Reliquary's unconventional collection. The Los Angeles County Arts Commission partially supports the organization. http://www.baseballreliquary.org/ Topics: Baseball, Photograph Collections, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Sep 21, 2003 National Baseball Hall of Fame: Babe Ruth
Fast facts on baseball legend Babe Ruth (George Herman Ruth, also known as "The Bambino" and "The Sultan of Swat"), such as teams, World Series appearances, awards, trivia, and a brief biography. Provides a video clip and links to related pages about this sports icon, including a table comparing numbers of at-bats and home runs for Ruth and Barry Bonds. From the National Baseball Hall of Fame. http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers/detail.jsp?playerId=121578 Topics: Baseball, Notable People Last updated Jul 11, 2007 Presidential Baseball
"Presidential Baseball is a multiple choice quiz in which one or more players test their knowledge to identify the baseball personalities that best parallel the careers of the presidents of the United States of America." Interesting links, a bibliography related to both baseball and the presidents, and a high score section are included. Not updated since 2003, but remains a captivating learning experience. http://www.prezbaseball.org/ Topics: Internet, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, The United States Presidency Last updated Nov 20, 2008 |
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