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April 13, 2014 by Monroe County Museum

Chalk Lines, Blood Lines: Talkin’ Baseball

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When:
August 22, 2014 @ 12:00 am
2014-08-22T00:00:00+00:00
2014-08-22T00:30:00+00:00
Where:
Turner Hall
211 East Cherry Street
Columbia, IL 62236
USA
Cost:
Free to the Public
Hometown Teams

We will discuss baseball and the views of professional athletes, major league coaches and local fans. We will compare and contrast the major leagues from sixty years ago to current times. The panel moderator, Art Voellinger, is a retired sports writer and educator who has participated in, written about and followed local sports for most of his life.

Panel Members

  • Bob Blank, minor league player; CHS
  • Trent Blank, major league player; CHS
  • Dave Dillenberger, minor league player/coach; WHS
  • Lon Fulte, minor league player/coach; WHS
  • Nellie Mathews, major league player, CHS
  • TJ Mathews, major league player, CHS
  • Ken Meyer, minor league player; VHS
  • Lucille Moehrs, long-time fan/coach’s wife; Waterloo
  • Dottie Pieper, long-time fan; Waterloo
  • Brad Rippelmeyer, minor league player; VHS
  • Bud Rippelmeyer, major league player/coach; VHS

* School Listings:

  • CHS – Columbia High School
  • GHS – Gibault High School
  • VHS – Valmeyer High School
  • WHS – Waterloo High School

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