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Canadian Baseball History Conference 2016
Schedule
Saturday, November 12th
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 |
Sunday, November 13th
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 |