Updates

August 5, 2010:

The following is the answer to the contest as printed in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle of August 10, 1912. Congratulations to Butch Ceccacci of Verona, New Jersey who is our contest winner. Thanks to everyone who took the time to submit an answer.

There were men on first and third, a batter who had hit a fly ball, which the left fielder is about catch, was dashing for first, and the runners were on their toes ready to start as soon as the ball touched the fielder or the ground. The catcher had his mask off, looking toward the left fielder, obviously expecting a throw to the plate. The third baseman was taking no active part, but was ready to relay the throw or to take care of third in case of a play there. The shortstop was running back to cover second. The second baseman was keeping back of the bag, a back up, and the right fielder was coming in to back up the shortstop. The first baseman, who had no play at first except by a miracle, and the pitcher, were shown running to back up the catcher on the throw from left.

February 25, 2010

Jim Overmyer has joined the Ebbets Field project and will contribute a chapter on black baseball on Ebbets Field. Jim is the author of Queen of the Negro Leagues: Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles as well as other books and articles about African-American Baseball.

His work on the Newark Eagles is an excellent fit with Ebbets Field as the Eagles played in the Brooklyn ballpark during their first season before moving to Newark. Jim is an important addition to the team and we are very pleased to have him working with us.

February 1, 2010

John Zinn to serve as lead historian for Brooklyn Historical Society's Exhibition Laboratory project - in this program John will work with Brooklyn high school students on an exhibit about the Brooklyn Dodgers and Ebbets Field. 

Exhibition Laboratory, nicknamed “Ex Lab” by students, is a program in which students curate their own museum exhibition.

Approximately 20 students participate from four Brooklyn high schools: Brooklyn Technical High School, Cobble Hill School of American Studies, The Packer Collegiate Institute and Saint Ann’s School. 

Meeting weekly at BHS on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30pm to 5:30pm, students learn how to create a museum exhibition from start to finish by working with primary documents and with scholars, graphic designers, and museum professionals.

This year’s theme is the Brooklyn Dodgers and Memory. 

Main ideas to be explored include Charles Ebbets and the building of the field; the workers, players, fans and community who used it as a gathering space; and oral histories.

With the help of BHS’ staff and outside experts, students will mine BHS’ collection, conduct research, and go through the same process curators go through to create an exhibit.

Students will write wall texts, learn how to mat and hang works of art, install artifacts in display cases, and think about how they want to market their exhibition to friends, fellow students and the broader community. 

The program will culminate in the exhibition opening event on June 3, 5:30pm – 7:30pm.