A Tribute to Billy Sullivan

December 14, 2011 by David Stalker · Leave a Comment

On October 14, 1906, despite being big underdogs, the Chicago White Sox won the World Series with a victory over the cross-town Chicago Cubs. With excitement still running high, many members of the World Champion White Sox traveled to a small Wisconsin town named Edgerton, to play against their local team. Billy Sullivan, the catcher […]

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“Jews and Baseball, An American Love Story”

December 6, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · 8 Comments

“Jews and Baseball, An American Love Story” is a new documentary film written by long-time and Pulitzer prize-winningÂ New York Times sports writer, Ira Berkow, and directed by Peter Miller. Â It was featured Sunday night to a packed house at the American Film Institute theater in Silver Spring, MD. It is not just any movie house, […]

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