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- Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amid their own growing rivalry.
- In their secluded farmhouse, a mother (a former surgeon) teaches her daughter, Francisca, anatomy, and how life and death are not to be feared. One afternoon, a mysterious visitor shatters the idyll of their family life, and deeply traumatises Francisca, but also awakens curiosities. Years later, Francisca clings to her increasingly distant father, but the trauma she sustained reawaken when her desire to connect with the world around her takes on a dark form.
- A reporter hired to write the 'official' biography of Ty Cobb discovers just how dark the baseball legend's real story is.
- Davis meets a cute young woman claiming to be his cousin. After confirming that his dad has a secret brother, he visits her and her two sisters. What keeps their dads apart?
- A. E. Staley went from growing up barefoot on a farm in North Carolina, to building a billion dollar agribusiness giant. He was the original owner of the football team that eventually became the Chicago Bears.
- Jake McBride bets his best friend he can win the league with a team of models. Together, Jake and his model cousin, Holly, recruit an athletic group of pampered princesses and attempt to turn them into a well-oiled softball playing machine.
- For parts of five decades, the immortals of America's National Pastime trained on baseball diamonds and "boiled out the alcoholic microbes" of winter in the thermal baths of Hot Springs, Arkansas. In 1886, The Chicago White Stockings were the first to trek south to Hot Springs, when the team's owner and manager decided the boys needed a place to practice and get ready for the season ahead. Other teams soon followed, including the Boston Red Sox, Pittsburg Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers and many others. Hot Springs was "wide open" in those days, frequented by famous and infamous characters. And so came the greatest of the great, to play ball, for a month or so in late winter and early spring, including more than a third of all players enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, New York. Babe Ruth, Rogers Hornsby, Cy Young, Honus Wagner-the best who ever played the game-all worked out here. And so did the legends of the Negro Leagues. The likes of Satchel Page and Josh Gibson also came to train in this southern resort town, staying in different hotels, but working just as hard to get ready for their seasons when baseball was segregated.
- When Gina, is killed in a school shooting, Sol takes to the open road in their vintage RV along with their little dog, Rosie, in a desperate attempt to keep his wife's memory alive by helping others and rediscovering his Mestizo heritage.
- The transformation of an incorrigible young boy into a global phenomenon named "The Babe." Babe Ruth's eternal stories and enduring star appeal remind us that truth is often greater than fiction.
- A documentary based on how hand signals came about in baseball. Who initiated them and their usefulness.
- Wah-Ta-Wah, or Hist, the lady-love of Chingachgook, a Delaware chief, has been captured by the warlike Hurons. Chingachgook asks the aid of Deerslayer, a white man brought up among the Indians, in rescuing her, and. the two men arrange to meet at Lake Otsego, then called Glimmerglass. Deerslayer sets out for the meeting place, accompanied by Hurry Harry March, a trapper, who acts as his guide. Hurry takes him to meet Hotter, another hunter, who has established a permanent home on the lake. With his two daughters, Judith and Hetty, Hutter lives in a peculiar fortress, called the Castle, set on piles in the middle of the lake, and also spends much of the time on a strange vessel called The Ark, similar to the Castle, but built on a scow. It is on this vessel, fishing up a small stream, that they are found by Deerslayer and Hurry Harry. The two men receive a hearty welcome from Judith, who is betrothed to Harry and who at once greatly admires the evident strength of Deerslayer. News arrives that the Hurons are on the warpath, and all hasten to get the Ark out of the stream and out into the lake. That night, Hurry Harry, Hutter and Deerslayer take the canoe and land on shore. The others wish to go on a scalping expedition to the now unprotected Indian encampment, but Deerslayer will not accompany them. When the camp is attacked, both men are captured and Deerslayer is obliged to return without them, Hatter having charged him with the care of his daughters in case harm should have befallen him. The next day, Deerslayer goes to the foot of the lake, where he meets his friend, Chingachgook, and brings him to the Ark. Hetty, the simple-minded daughter of Hutter, secretly takes the canoe and goes off to shore to plead for her father and Harry whom she loves greatly. She is treated kindly by the Indians, who always revere the simple-minded and given the freedom of the camp. While there, Hetty meets Hist, and having told her that Chingachgook is at the Ark, she is given a message for him. She is brought back the nest day to the Ark by one of the Indians, who is given a present for his chief by Deerslayer, who offers a ransom for his friends. Harry and Hatter are exchanged for a pair of ivory chessmen, castles mounted on elephants, and are soon back again with Deerslayer and the anxious girls. Hist had sent a message saying that she would be awaiting her lover at sunset, and accordingly Chingachgook and Deerslayer set off to fetch her. By heading off the Indians in another direction, Deerslayer makes good the escape of Hist and Chingachgook, but is himself captured. Rivenoak, the Huron chief, promises Deerslayer his life if he will join the tribe and marry Samac, wife of a brave he had killed in the struggle, but he will not accept the offer. Hutter has not been near the Castle for some days and goes there with Hurry Harry, notwithstanding the warning they receive from Chingachgook. They are ambushed by the Hurons, who scalp Hutter. Harry gets away and brings the dreadful news to his daughters at the Ark. He proposes that Judith, long betrothed to him, now marry him, that he may have the right to protect her and her sister. She refuses because of the secret love she had conceived for Deerslayer from the moment she first saw him. Hurry then leaves the two girls in the care of Chingachgook and Hist and goes to the British fort, where he tells of the death of Hutter and the capture of Deerslayer, and asks for aid. While he is gone, Judith, who would give her life for the man she loves, goes to the camp, masquerading as a queen, seeking the release of Deerslayer. The Indians, who have never seen her before, are at first taken in, but her identity is unwittingly betrayed by Hetty to Chief Rivenoak. The chief tells Judith that at sunset the brave Deerslayer must die. Meanwhile, Hurry Harry March is bringing the soldiers towards the Indian camp. They arrive just in time to prevent the death of Deerslayer and rout the Indians after a short but sharp skirmish. When all fighting is over and examination made of the wounded, it is found that Hetty has been hit by a stray bullet and is dying. In her last words she confesses her love for Hurry Harry, and, asking a kiss from him, dies in his arms, Judith, now deprived of father and sister both, is offered a home by the captain of the soldiers, who will take her back with him to his wife and sisters at the fort. She will not at once answer him, however, but asks time to consider what she shall do. She goes with Deerslayer a little apart from the camp and there confesses her love for him, telling him that if he returns her love, she will understand by his silence. Deerslayer listens to her gravely and with all respect, but answers not a word. -- Moving Picture World synopsis
- Chronicles the history of Negro Leagues baseball by using rare historical footage and interviews with black baseball greats.
- Provides the history as well as background footage of legendary baseball stadiums and other famous baseball sites.
- Nancy Price, who manages her own farm in Ohio, follows her cousin Eleanor Howitt to New York to check on her after the latter inherits a fortune and is persuaded by her father to live with him and his second wife Maude. Nancy is treated inhospitably by Maude and her social set when she discovers that they are encouraging Eleanor to spend money on jewelry and fancy clothes for all of them. One member of the group, George Tewksbury Reynolds, III, after trading insults with Nancy, becomes attracted to her, but she rejects him. After uncouth Archie Gore gets Eleanor intoxicated during a party and Nancy covers up for her, sacrificing her own reputation to protect Eleanor's, Eleanor is convinced to return home, and she resumes a romance with her reliable hometown beau, Sammy Wilson. Reynolds goes to Ohio to learn to be a farmer and is rewarded by Nancy's love.
- David Pietrusza, author of two book ("Rothstein: The Life, Times, and Murder of the Criminal Genius Who Fixed the 1919 World Series" and "Judge and Jury: the Life and Times of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis") dealing with the 1919 "Black Sox" World Series Scandal discusses the history of that scandal, including its many myths.
- In June of 2002, five friends left New York City by minivan and set out across the United States to visit 38 breweries in 40 days.
- The End of the Squirrel is an irreverent indie apocalypse film about two siblings stranded in an antique shop waiting for the impending zombie horde to break in and end their lives. A surrealist sequence provides a visual reflection on their time in the barn, scored by an original song played on a weathered piano uncovered among the mountains of ancient treasures.
- A panorama of baseball from its beginnings a century at Cooperstown NY, to modern major league competition. Among the immortals of the game shown in action are Carl Hubbell, Walker Cooper, Johnny Mize and Mel Ott of the Giants; a Giants-Dodgers game at the Polo Grounds and a visit to the game's Hall of Fame are included.
- There are secrets only eyes can tell. There is sorrow only eyes can harbor. There is love only eyes can declare. A man and a woman meet at a forgotten train station. She carries a book, he carries a gun. She is waiting for a train, he is waiting for answers. Slowly, they uncover the unexpected connections tying them together in a cruel game of destiny.
- Author David Pietrusza discusses his book "TR's Last War: Theodore Roosevelt, the Great War, and a Journey of Triumph and Tragedy" with Librarian David Kent at the Cooperstown (NY) Village Library in September 2028.
- 'Local Heroes' explores the Capital District's rich baseball history, from its mythical beginnings with Ballston Spa native Abner Doubleday to Heritage Park in Colonie - and everything in between.
- Willie Van Duyn's father and mother are so solicitous about him that they cannot bear to have him out of their sight or the care of his governess. Willie is a real boy, however, and has natural inclination for all kinds of sports. Mr. and Mrs. Van Duyn take their boy to the country, and while they are there, he goes down to the shore of the lake, where he sees an empty boat. He jumps in, pushes out from the shore, just as his father and mother rush down to the edge of the dock, trying to induce him to come back. He accidentally overturns it and only saves himself from being immediately drowned by clinging to its side. A company of "Boy Scouts" see the accident, and immediately give the "wig-wag" flag signal to some of the boys, who are out foraging. They go to Willie's rescue and bring him safely to shore. As soon as Willie has fully recovered, he pleads with his father to let him become a member of the "Boy Scouts." Finally Mr. Van Duyn consents. When the Van Duyn's visit the camp to see how their son is getting along, they are astonished to find that he is a rugged, manly and popular fellow with his associates, and no longer a matter of anxiety and solicitude to them, thoroughly capable of taking care of himself.
- On April 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson crossed the white lines of Ebbets field for the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first African American baseball player in the history of the Major Leagues. Before Robinson's historic career in the Major Leagues African American baseball players played in what was known as the "Negro National Leagues." This stirring first hand account told by former Negro League and Major League baseball players is a haunting portrait of segregation in America.
- In the 1950's, America loved baseball. Life was simple and the friendships that were forged lasted a lifetime. For young boys, many of those friendships were fostered on the baseball field. Sandlot baseball was a favorite past-time, and for two groups of kids from Stanley, Virginia, that past-time would reunite them 60 years later and take them on an incredible journey.
- Searching for his dog, Fitz, Jim realizes what he's lost.
- A history of the origin of National Baseball Hall of Fame and its first induction ceremony in 1939.
- On October 3rd, 1951 Bobby Thomson hit the most dramatic home run in baseball history. Filmmaker Brian Biegel unravels the mystery of what became of the legendary "Shot Heard Around the World".
- Black Baseball in Indiana features interviews with Negro Leagues players and historians, telling the unsung stories of the Indianapolis ABCs, Indianapolis Clowns and other influential baseball teams. Travel with the former players as they strive to reaffirm Indiana's significance to baseball before and after Jackie Robinson.
- Examining the evolution and technology of balls used in sports. Included: a tour of the Wilson Football Factory in Ohio; the Rawlings baseball factory in Costa Rica; the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, N.Y.; and the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. Also: a segment on the ancient Mesoamerican ball game, juego de pelota.
- Taking a break from visiting baseball stadium, Beadle visits the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, the supposed site of the first baseball contest in 1839. She explores the museum, the library and plaque gallery where hall of fame selectees are enshrined.
- This is a filmed record of the original production of this collection of one-act operas set in New York's Central Park, the first being Wendy Wasserstein's "Festival of Regrets," with music by Deborah Drattell, followed by "Strawberry Fields," with libretto by A. R. Gurney and music by Michael Torke. The finale, "The Food of Love," boasts a score by Robert Beaser and libretto by Terrence McNally, the man responsible, as it turns out, for the whole idea of using a shared Central Park setting, thus providing the show's one obvious unifying element. On one level, after all, these are three autonomous works, sharing neither music, plot nor characters. It is perhaps telling, however, that one crucial cast member is carried over from the opening "Festival..." to "Strawberry Fields." All three works are clearly connected thematically. What's more, their order of appearance is just as clearly premeditated. Each one deals, in increasingly intense fashion, with the alienation, the failure, sometimes willful, to communicate or connect, which, while not unique to the urban milieu, is certainly one of the latter's more distinctive, if less fortunate, features.
- Mark Andersen plays Christmas Music at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lumberton, North Carolina. Special guests include Lynn Andersen, Janiel Miller, and Devorah Grunow. All music is either composed by Mark Andersen, or arranged by Mark Andersen.