Payoff pitch: Baseball finally may give pensions to some ex-Negro League...

The Washington Times;  May 17, 1997 ;   Loverro, Thom;   779 words ......members of the Negro League Baseball Players...four years of major league and Negro League experience before...means if a former Negro League player began...pensions for major league players, there...activist for the Negro League players. ...

At last! Negro League players to receive pensions: Phila. Stars on

Philadelphia Tribune, The;  January 24, 1997 ;     495 words ...Philadelphia Tribune, The 01-24-1997 At last! Negro League players to receive pensions: Phila. Stars on the. list of qualified Legendary Negro League baseball catcher William Cash recalls...Cash of the Philadelphia Stars and his Negro League colleagues received no medical ...

Negro League Hall of Fame coming to D.C.

Washington Afro-American;  January 9, 2004 ;   Williams, Reggie;   593 words ......location for the new Negro League Legends Hall of Fame...become the home of Negro League memorabilia. A glove...Foster, founder of the Negro League and member of major league baseball's Hall of...which predated the Negro League, will also be on ...

Empty-Handed; Former Negro League Players, Families Face Difficult Times...

The Washington Post;  August 23, 2003 ;   Dan Steinberg and Dave Sheinin;   787 words ......few years, former Negro League baseball players...first pitches at major league games and asked...sessions. And replica Negro League jerseys are in...been offered by Major League Baseball since...opportunity to earn a major league salary and the...number ...

MLB Agrees to Make Payments to Negro League Players

The Washington Post;  May 15, 2004 ;   Dan Steinberg;   548 words ...Major League Baseball agreed...estimated 27 former Negro League players who were...after the meeting. Major League Baseball spokesmen...previous plan for Negro League veterans, created...years of service in Major League Baseball or the Negro Leagues ...

REMEMBERING THE GLORY AND HUMOR OF NEGRO LEAGUE BALL.(SUFFOLK SUN)

The Virginian Pilot;  February 4, 1999 ;   Lidington, Jay;   640 words ......well-known than other Negro League players, though...multi-cultural era of Major League Baseball that...legendary Negro and Major League pitcher said to...pitched in because Negro League teams didn't keep...said most of the Negro League players ...

Former Negro League star Johnson dies

Chicago Defender;  June 14, 2006 ;   Anonymous;   287 words ......service is being planned for former Negro League star Charles Johnson, who died...but also an outstanding person," Negro League historian Gary Crawford told the...battled for the rights of former Negro League players to get a pension from Major League Baseball. Born in ...

NEGRO LEAGUE PLAYERS GET CHECKS.(Sports)

The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  June 26, 2004 ;     109 words ...NEW YORK -- Negro League veterans received pension checks from Major League Baseball's new charity this...1997 to provide pensions to Negro League players before 1948. The...players with four seasons of Negro League service after 1948.

Negro League players get checks

Daily Breeze;  June 26, 2004 ;   The Associated Press;   109 words ...NEW YORK -- Negro League veterans received pension checks from Major League Baseball's new charity this...1997 to provide pensions to Negro League players before 1948. The...players with four seasons of Negro League service after 1948.

Fabled Negro League baseball Players gather to tell their history

The Broward Times;  April 11, 2003 ;   Anonymous;   759 words ......illustration of a Major League. Hall of Fame player...with other former Negro League players wants to...Some are in the Major League Baseball hall of...events titled the Negro League Baseball Showcase...inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall ...

Long before Jackie Robinson's historic debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers,...

The Boston Globe;  July 9, 1999 ;   Larry Whiteside, Globe Staff;   787 words ......descendants of the Negro League players. About...the apologies of Major League Baseball for the...The demise of the Negro League had taken place...still show up at major league parks for "throwback...official start of the Negro Leagues didn't...was considered a ...

Selig expected to settle dispute over Negro League pensions.

South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL);  March 10, 2004 ;     710 words ......LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ Major League Baseball Commissioner...for former Negro League players, according...retirement money to Negro League players. Major League Baseball spokesman...surviving former Negro League players, many...never played major ...

Courier played key role in Negro League All-Star Classic

New Pittsburgh Courier;  July 5, 2006 ;   McClean, Tony;   787 words ......Chicago as one of Negro League baseball's longest...months after their major league brethren held...highlight of any Negro League season. What...incredible boon to Negro League baseball. Attendance...Game outdrew the major league All-Star Game...victory. ...

Love of Game Drove Negro League Stars

Chicago Sun-Times;  July 30, 1995 ;   Donna Britt;   732 words ......Campanella "couldn't carry (Negro League legend) Josh Gibson's...the amazing stars of Negro League Baseball. Tinker, a former...special explores the Negro League and the society that...on-screen. It was the Negro League superstar, who didn't...of those banned from ...

New program: Helping more players.(Negro League baseball players get...

Pensions & Investments;  June 28, 2004 ;   Crawford, Gregory;   220 words ......pension plan for former Negro League baseball players, Major League Baseball, New York...least 27 other former Negro League players who did not...Negro Leagues and the Major Leagues. The Negro...played from 1920-1948. Major League Baseball ...