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OT-Ross Barnes Memorial Dedication
This past Saturday a memorial honoring Mount Morris NY native and early base ball pioneer and star Ross Barnes was dedicated in a local park. Close to 100 people attended. Yours truly was the speaker. As many of you know, I have long campaigned for Barnes election to the Hall of Fame. Who knows if that will ever happen, but at least there is a form of recognition in his hometown. A vintage base ball game was played following the dedication ceremony.
Leon- You can move this, if you think this is not the appropriate place for this. Last edited by GaryPassamonte; 08-25-2017 at 08:54 AM. |
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A picture of the game. At age 60, I still held my own.
Last edited by GaryPassamonte; 08-25-2017 at 08:54 AM. |
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Very cool, Gary. It is certainly appropriate here and is a wonderful thing. Happy collecting...
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Great post Gary. Honestly I had never heard of Ross Barnes, but love to look up stats after posts like this and also read some history on the player. Good stuff.
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I saw the pictures on Facebook. That's a very nice monument. RB for the Hall!
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Well done Gary. Gary and I were discussing the uniforms, and I said they very much resembled the ones worn by the Live Oaks of Rochester, who appear on the cover of the 1860 Live Oak Polka sheet music. Sure enough, that is in fact the models that were used by the person who designed the ones for this game.
Great that you are keeping Ross Barnes name in the public eye. That is probably the first step towards getting him elected to the HOF. I think his inclusion is long overdue. His career matches up or surpasses other 19th century players who are already in. |
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Great stuff Gary. More pics of the game if you have them.
Did you go full 1860's? Front foot pointed towards the pitcher, hands separated, 48" bat? Rob M |
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