Canadian Baseball History Conference 2016

Schedule

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8:00 – 9:00	Registration and Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15	Welcome and Overview
9:15 – 9:45	John Cairney: Chasing pitching perfection: A history of perfect innings in baseball – Canadian Connections
9:45 – 10:15	Bill Young and John Lutz: Manny McIntyre: A Canadian Baseball Hero
10:15 – 10:30	Break
10:30 – 12:00	Panel discussion: Beachville in 1838: Separating Fact from Fiction Panelists: Bob Barney, Bill Humber, Chip Martin Moderator: David Langford
12:00 – 1:00	Lunch
1:00 – 1:30	David McDonald: Jack Humphries: Left‐Handed Catcher
1:30 – 2:00	Dennis Thiessen: Tip O’Neill: A Year in the Life of the Champion Batsman of 1887
2:00 – 2:45	Michael Murray: A Canadian Baseball History Quiz
2:45 – 3:00	Break
3:00 – 3:30	Danny Gallagher: Scouting in Canada: How More of our Players are Getting Recognized
3:30 – 4:00	Brian Marshall: Arthur Irwin: A Complete Career
4:00 Onwards	Tour of the Hall of Fame’s Museum and Grounds

8:00 – 9:00	Breakfast and Chit-Chat
9:00 – 9:30	David Morneau: Museum plans update from the Hall of Fame’s Board
9:30 – 10:00	Bill Humber: So Close! Why Baseball Didn’t Become Canada’s National Game
10:00 – 10:30	Chip Martin: The London Tecumsehs, Canada’s First Major League Champions
10:30 – 10:45	Fred Toulch: The 1912 Imperial Tobacco Baseball Card Set
10:45 – 11:15	Break
11:15 – 12:15	David Matchett: Canadian Participation on the 1884 Indianapolis Hoosiers
11:15 – 12:15	Heidi Jacobs, Miriam Wright and Cal Murgu: The Chatham Coloured All‐Stars: Race and Baseball in Southwestern Ontario 1932‐39
11:15 – 12:15	Andrew North: The Harry Simmons Collection at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame