_________________________________________________________ F A M E F O R U M N E W S L E T T E R N A T I O N A L W O M E N 'S B A S E B A L L H A L L O F F A M E National Syndicated Column (contents are protected) Copyrights(c), NWB Hall of Fame, 1998-2006 TXU877085, TXU959430, TXU973266, TXU013972, TXU986753, TXU949885, TXU004037, TXU022893, TXU026161, TXU047111, TXU050230, TXU061149, TXU088068, TXU120937, TXU148132, TXU163784, TXU170668, TXU196853, TXU211917, TXU216769, TXU234252, TXU253116, TXU260664, TXU180346, TXU288273, TXU311442. Issue Number 00346 _________________________________________________________ Volume IX, Number 25 Publisher and Author October 11, 2006 Richard C. Jaffeson Washington, DC HallFame@usa.com http://www.eteamz.com/hallfame _________________________________________________________ 2006 NWB HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS NELSON, DOMINGUEZ, TRIOLO SEE THE WEBSITE FOR ALL "HALL OF FAMERS" http://www.eteamz.com/hallfame/albums DIDRIKSON, HOWARD, SCHILLACE, DANCER, FERGUSON, WINTER, WRIGHT, LUKASIK, MILLIKEN, BALLENTINE, GEYER, WALLACE, CIULLA, GUIDACE, MACURIO, SHELDON, BEAUCHAMP, HUDSON, BRENNEMAN, FERENO, SWEENEY TED WILLIAMS WEBSITE http://www.saveted.net _________________________________________________________ A. COLUMN: MORE INFORMATION ON NWB HALL OF FAMERS This October three women baseball players, Maud Nelson, Carmen Dominguez, and Sandy Triolo were added to the honor roll of those inducted into the NWB Hall of Fame. Recent issues included references to their teams and dates, summary profiles, and nomination statements. The official nomination statements were submitted for Maud Nelson by John Kovach, Coach, South Bend Blue Sox; Carmen Dominguez by JoAnn Milliken (HoF 2000), Manager, Virginia Flames; and Sandy Triolo by Richard Bender, Coach, BarnCats, Montgomery County, MD. An additional statement regarding her baseball interests was received from Sandy Triolo (see attachment). And, the complete nomination statement from John Kovach is provided below in text form. Because of its length, principal excerpts were previously provided. For details on all players who have received induction, see the NWB/HoF website. Available photos are posted. http://www.eteamz.com/hallfame NWB/HoF Nomination Statement (unabridged) on: Maud Nelson by: John Kovach, Coach, South Bend Blue Sox "Many times a person who has made a major contribution to baseball years ago can find those efforts lost unless a family member or historian who can re-introduce those contributions to a new generation." "Such is the case of an early female baseball pioneer named Maud Nelson. In my daughter Irina's search to find a topic for her National History Day contest in 2006, she decided to pick an early female baseball player by the name of Maud Nelson as her topic." "The best research about Maud, her baseball life has been conducted by author Barbara Gregorich. In her book, Women At PLay, she devotes a good part of a chapter to Maud's career. By using parts of what Barbara has done and by consulting other resources in books and on the web, you began to get a good idea of who Maud was and what her accomplishments in baseball were." "In the 1890's, Maud is making enough of a name for herself as a pitcher to garner quite a few mentions in newspapers across the country. Seemingly very talented, more times than not, her strikeout totals exceed the number of innings she pitches! One of the teams she played for in this era was the Boston Bloomers. Just after the turn of the century, she also played for the Cherokee Indians and Chicago Stars baseball teams which were owned and operated by her husband, John Nelson, a longtime baseball promoter." "During her time as a player for John, she was also learning the next aspects of her baseball life --managing, recruiting and the promotion of a traveling baseball team! She would buy the controlling interest in one of the teams he formed and would soon fill the bill as player, manager and promoter!" "The first team that she would call her own was the Western Bloomer Girls who were based out of Watervliet, Michigan. Many times to announce her teams arrival to a community, a band would march in from the edge of town or the train station with the ball team right behind. This attention grabbing routine kept the team profitable and able to sign talented players." "Just before the 1917 season tragedy struck Maud, as her husband John passed away suddenly. Although this caused a great void in her life, she continued with her baseball club." "As Maud continued to travel with her teams, she built a network of individuals across the country who would keep their eyes open for any talented female baseball players and direct them Maud's way. Many times, Maud would try to schedule games in those towns so that she could see the player perform on the field before signing her to a contract." "In the early 1920's, Maud met Costante Dellacqua, an Italian immigrant who lived in Chicago and they married soon afterward. From that times period on, Costante would help Maud in her continuing baseball ventures. Although Maud would still take to the mound or play a few innings at third base, her main focus until the end of her career was to continue to have strong traveling teams and to help showcase female baseball talent in the United States." "The last ball club that Maud would operate was the All Star Rangers who played from the early to mid-1930's. On one of her last teams, 18 year old Rosie Gacioch made her playing debut in 1934 for Maud. Rosie would then later go on to play in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League for 11 seasons!" "Just less than 10 years after putting together her final baseball club, Maud passed away in Chicago at age 74. Her obituary is only two sentences long and mentions that she had pitched '50 years ago for the Boston Bloomers, first professional women's baseball team in the country.'" "She had been much more than that, having filled the role of player, manager, owner and promoter, sometimes all at once! One of the during questions about her life though still went unanswered. Gregorich had discovered in her research that Maud had immigrated to the United States from Italy and that her real name was Clementina Brida. However, when she came and to where was still unknown as was the question of, 'Who taught her to pitch?'" "The answer to some of the above questions came to light this spring with Irina's history project. While learning how to find people in the census records (to find where Maud was living at different times in her life), Irina also discovered that some genealogy databases also had ship records for those who immigrated to the US." "One day a random search on the name Clementina Brida, opened a whole new door. It seems that on February 5, 1887, a fourteen year old girl named Clem Brida was coming to the United States. What was even more interesting is that unlike many records from that time, the ship list told where she was headed. The town was a coal mining community called Mahoney City, PA." "That location is key for these reasons: Mahoney City was the area female pitcher Lizzie Arlington (Elizabeth Stroud) was from and that was the location that former major league pitcher Jack Stivetts lived. Stivetts had taught Arlington to pitch and so it's possible that he also taught Maud at the same time!" "For over fifty years, the contributions of Maud to women in baseball was directly felt with the many roles she played. With contributions of that nature, the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown must surely have some part of an exhibit devoted to her career. Sadly, in the newly renovated Women's Baseball Exhibit area which open in May of 2006, Maud is NOT mentioned!" "Maud's recognition by the National Women's Baseball Hall of Fame will be another feather in her long list of accomplishments and a very deserving one, even if Cooperstown has chosen to ignore her impact." "Thanks to the research work of Barbara Gregorich and Irina Kovach in finding Clementina/Maud's arrival to the United States, and her story will continue to unfold." John Kovach B. NWB HALL OF FAME PRODUCTS These baseball items are available from the NWB Hall of Fame: new induction poster, commemorative buttons (2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, and 1999), personalized magnet locker nametags, t-shirts, caps, knife, and ten model bats. Free commemorative ribbons are also available. The website main page has an order form, and the photo page displays several items. http://www.eteamz.com/hallfame C. HISTORIC TIMELINE October 10, 1900 Helen Hayes birthdate, award winning actor. October 10, 1924 Washington Senators win only World Series. October 11, 1900 Eddie Dyer birthdate, World Series MLB manager. October 11, 1939 Maria Bueno birthdate, tennis champion. October 12, 1906 Joe Cronin birthdate, MLB Hall of Fame. October 13, 1754 Molly Pitcher birthdate, Revolutionary War soldier. October 13, 1876 Rube Waddell birthdate, MLB Hall of Fame. October 13, 1903 Boston wins first World Series. October 14, 1905 Giants all shut-out World Series. October 15, 1830 Helen Jackson birthdate, US Indian Commissioner. October 15, 1945 Jim Palmer birthdate, MLB Hall of Fame. October 16, 1900 Goose Goslin birthdate, MLB Hall of Fame. October 16, 1969 Miracle Mets win World Series. October 17, 1848 Candy Cummings birthdate, MLB Hall of Fame. October 17, 1859 Buck Ewing birthdate, MLB Hall of Fame. October 17, 1956 Mae Jemison birthdate, Endeavor astronaut. October 18, 1836 Ellen Scripps birthday, newspaper owner. October 18, 1977 Reggie Jackson 3 World Series homeruns. October 19, 1876 Peter Brown birthdate, MLB Hall of Fame. October 20, 1931 Mickey Mantle birthdate, MLB Hall of Fame. October 20, 1942 Christiane Volard birthdate, Nobel Prize. October 21, 1928 Whitey Ford birthdate, MLB Hall of Fame. October 21, 1975 Carlton Fisk 12th inning World Series homerun. October 22, 1907 Jimmie Foxx birthdate, MLB Hall of Fame. October 23, 1906 Gertrude Ederle birthdate, Channel swimmer. October 23, 1931 Jim Bunning birthdate, MLB Hall of Fame. October 24, 1871 Louis Sockalexis birthdate, MLB player. October 25, 1889 Smoky Joe Wood birthdate, MLB player. October 26, 1899 Julius Johnson birthdate, MLB Hall of Fame. October 27, 1922 Ralph Kiner birthdate, MLB Hall of Fame. October 28, 1886 Statue of Liberty dedicated. October 28, 1926 Bowie Kuhn birthdate, MLB Commissioner. October 29, 1859 Charles Ebbets birthdate, Dodgers owner. October 29, 1891 Fanny Brice birthdate, singer and dancer. October 29, 1953 Saint Louis Browns became Baltimore Orioles. October 30, 1916 Leon Day birthdate, MLB Hall of Fame. October 31, 1912 Dale Evans birthdate, television star. D. FAME FORUM ISSUES Volume IX, 2006 Season Publications Number 25, More Information on NWB Hall of Famers, October 11, 2006. Number 24, 2006 NWB Hall of Fame Inductions, October 9, 2006. Number 23, 2006 Nominations for Induction, October 2, 2006. Number 22, Program Announcements, September 11. Number 21, LBI's Batting Third (Brenneman), August 22. Number 20, Saving Ted Williams, August 8. Number 19, Ted Williams Action Agenda, August 4. Number 18, Say it Ain't So Joe (treatment), July 6. Number 17, Spirit of 1776 (painting), July 2. Number 16, New NWB Products Available, June 26. Number 15, Meet Jane Doe (codes), June 22. Number 14, 2006 NWB Hall of Fame Induction Form, May 31. Number 13, Playing on Abraham's Side (Williams), May 25. Number 12, Clifford Finds the Easter Bunny, April 14. Number 11, Way to Go Joltin' Jo (Joes and Jo), April 7. Number 10, Alibi Isis Misses Spring Training, March 31. Number 09, Clifford Wears Some Green, March 15. Number 08, Let the Games Begin (1936 Olympics), March 14. Number 07, To Be or Not to Be (Williams), February 24. Number 06, Clifford's Favorite Valentine, February 10. Number 05, Models D29 and 36D (Marilyn), February 5. Number 04, Additional Recognition (letter), February 1. Number 03, Breaking Away (DiMaggio), January 20. Number 02, Annie's Big Apple (Runyon), January 10. Number 01, That Was the Year That Was (2005), January 1. http://www.eteamz.com/hallfame/news E. NWB HALL OF FAME PROGRAMS The National Women's Baseball Hall of Fame, an independent not-for-profit organization established September 1998, is situated in suburban Washington, DC. The objective is to recognize achievements of women in regulation baseball. The NWB Hall of Fame offers these programs for participants in regulation baseball with organized leagues. Managers are are encouraged to recommend recognition awards and suggest articles on their teams, players, or events. Applications are available through email and are posted on the website. NWB HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS Nominations for the NWB Hall of Fame are due September 30. Inductions may include four current and one previous players by formal application or candidate statement. NATIONAL MVP AND MANAGER AWARDS MVP player and manager award requests are due December 31. Season nominations should be by a manager or administrator. One MVP player per team may be selected annually. Membership covers transmission of newsletters, announcements, invitations, applications, and access to all website pages. Membership is $9.00 renewed annually, and an application is available on the NWB Hall of Fame website. _________________________________________________________ NATIONAL WOMEN'S BASEBALL HALL OF FAME Richard C. Jaffeson, Executive Director PO Box 15282, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20825 301-847-0102 HallFame@USA.com http://www.eteamz.com/hallfame "National Women's Baseball Hall of Fame" is a registered trade name with the State of Maryland. MD672265, October 19, 1998. "National Women's Baseball Hall of Fame" is a Trademark/Servicemark pending with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Programs, articles, and contents presented herein are protected under provisions of the U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. Fame Forum registrations are listed below: TXU877085, TXU959430, TXU973266, TXU013972, TXU986753, TXU949885, TXU004037, TXU022893, TXU026161, TXU047111, TXU050230, TXU061149, TXU088068, TXU120937, TXU148132, TXU163784, TXU170668, TXU196853, TXU211917, TXU216769, TXU234252, TXU253116, TXU260664, TXU180346, TXU288273, TXU311442. Copyrights(c), NWB Hall of Fame, 1998-2006 __________________________________________________________