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u-A CChf 0nhu'flJuil piily THURSDAY WORMING. JUNfi 2? 1968Baseball Museum Holds Formal DedicationAnother great moment In D.mball lustily was recorded in H ^Um Wednesday with the' mlt; i■ 10L dedlciilnn and pie.ssp. i view yf the Houston Baseball M ixnim, located oil the .site of iwu.e plate of historic Hu Palo ^U.iiLim in ilie Kinder Furniture ('Miter.. i vatu red in the Museum is I lie hi*;iball collection ol the lair ■ Aiibur M. Meyer The Meyer X jmLriiun. uric uf the’ world s I hi i ;.rs| private blt;i soli ;i II ‘i yitlt; diems, was made avaliable ;bt Ins wi daw. Mrs. Frances 'M-'er. ami llie eulled inn 's Itar .*1. |heir son. Arthur ,M.I idy i Meyer Jr. who were h'-. ured quests fm the opening ; l 11 monies,haM greats fmm tin* old iii-.isjon Buff (Invs nx welt us Mins oi HIL major spur is Luduy riaIn^k'it m I his Museum of memories ;uhii' thuughlN mill eon versa Bans •lo'tl. n hing walk ilcmn memoryht m•Dif tlKUl 300 nolable lb u-domans and out of downers i!»i itiTeil fur the nostalgic preview .•I, I dedication.H.ols fur I lie occasion were S.P Finger, president uf the Finger Fill m I lire Company, ami his brother. A I. Finger, vice President Along with young Meyer and his mother, the Messrs Finger threw out the liadiiiorial “first biilt to signal the lurmal dediration. Catching the “first ball ' were Mrs. Annie Finger, whose late husband, Sam Fingi-r, founded the giant Finger Fur ml tire Company of Texas, and iwo UitJe LeagueM. Paul Dean dr. and Itoijgcr Klofsnri. who play hall on a Fingers' sponsored TeamOf partieirJar ink?jest to gliesls was a souvenir brochure, written .iiid edited by (‘lark Ncalnn. well -known newspaper sports wrjler and an intimate friend of I lie late Mr Meyer.rhi' bnii'lmrc tells the story of i he Meyer Cull velum and its l ontertls and spullights a foul ball in Brooklyn's Kbbet.s Field iluring a dulv 4th game in l!MO which !he lale Jlon^on ir.errhandisjng executive rauglu a Her n struggle with other hupufuls. As (be Tut tire collector was I bun tn say.'If this ball is worlh fighling for H's worth keeping. 'Anil ihus begun the eolJmfoit ofhKlorlraJ baseball mvmvntuvs a round which the .Museum Is bum.Featured items include such outstanding mementoes a s baseballs autographed by virtually every member nf the Baseball Hall t\ Fame at Coopers tew n. N Y , as well as souvenirs frum the distinguished careers uf Baht* Ituth, Stun Mnslal. ilie Walker Broiliers. Dixie and llarrv: n/i original sheet music copy id Take Me Out To The Ball Came a lithographed by (he composer, J.iek NurtJiworth, and baseballs aullmgraplied by three Presidents of the 1‘nitcd Si a I osA plaque jus I Inside the dour, which bears I Be likeness uf the late Mr. Meyer, carries this I riser! pi Ion:'To the living memory of AM hui M. Mover Si.. I BUM 961. whose unlhiisin.sm for bnschulJ, its players. its meruenloes. its people, rts lore and Its histury was bounded only by his jay in sharing his love of It all with others, this room and this museum isle^per tin IK ihdp 4m*d June W.\\mThe physical sir netute ol the Museum is a ivphra ol the Aslmdome. represent mg ihu present and Intuit* lt;il spmls The inlerior features a panoramic view of old Bu/I Stadium. a symbol of baseball Lu I In ee teiiern lions id Jlou^loma/bThe nostalgia ol l he pa si was blended with lorn on w s Jiislorv in a riuvnded presentation narrated by the mas ter of ceremonies. Fred Naha 5. It stirred memories id llu* golden years of Buff Stadium, going back to its beginning on an April day in l!128, through lhe opening of the Finger Furniture Complex in ILPU5 and its Buff Boom - a small roomful id memories sol aside to honor lhe past - anil up lu Unlay's hu trial deiiiraliou of The Houston Baseball Museum, showcase o\ countless mementoes of great moments in baseballThe Museum formally opens to the public on Monday 1 July 1) without charge and will be open .Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 0 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a m to 6 p.m.
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Galveston Daily News
Galveston, Texas, US
Thu, Jun 27, 1968
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