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CLASHING WITH PINSTRIPES - Red Sox Fans Recoil in Yankees' Backyard

By DAVID KOEPPEL, New York Times, May 21, 2003

"What would I recommend for a Red Sox fan living in New York?" asked Harvey Frommer, the baseball historian, Dartmouth College professor and Yankee fan, who is currently working on an oral history about the rivalry between the two teams. "Wear a disguise."

Fans of the Boston Red Sox are among history's most long-suffering. For those of them living in New York, the burden is even more onerous..."

NBA ONLINE article by Harvey Frommer: "Basketball"

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Extracted from Encyclopedia Americana 2003 article published @ rit.edu 01/08/2003

Content Summary: This is a comprehensive Encyclopedia Americana article that can be found with a quick search on the main page, it highlights the game of basketball. It describes the rules and regulations governing the game. This article was found through the Grolier's search on the Wally library website. It includes everything you need to know to play the game. As published in an established Encyclopedia which adds to credibility.

Special Features: This article features a comprehensive breakdown of the game. It includes all the founding rules and regulations that govern the game. Specific drawings and schematics introduce the beginner to the game. Everything from equipment, rules, playing and even how to dribble are covered in this article. The encyclopedia Americana is a very comprehensive online reference site that contains references to just about anything you could possibly want to search for.

Weaknesses: This article was great it had no weaknesses really. It was very credible and was written by an author that is a known authority on the sport. The depth of the article was immense and covered everything down to the most miniscule detail.

Recommended Uses: This is a great article on the fundamentals of the game. It can be used as a great coaching tool or perhaps even for the coaches themselves to learn about the game. The diagrams and schematics can be especially beneficial in a learning situation.

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æGreenberg Among B'nai B'rith Honorees; Famed Detroit Slugger Among 14 Set for Induction Thursday Into Sports Hall of Fameæ
 
When Hank Greenberg was finishing up his baseball career in 1947 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, he bumped into Jackie Robinson one day. The two collided accidentally on a close play at first base. Quickly, Greenberg apologized for the collision and, observing the taunts being thrown at Robinson that season, said: "Don't let them get to you. You're doing fine." After the game, Robinson told reporters: "Hank Greenberg has class. It stands out all over him."

It was fitting that Greenberg, who had been a target of abuse himself, was one of the first opposing players to encourage Robinson, who broke major league baseball's color barrier in 1947. As Shirley Povich later observed in one of his "This Morning" columns in The Washington Post: "Baseball was not distinguished by lofty intellectuals in Greenberg's time. He was a target of subtle and flagrant anti-Semitism, an earlier version of the bigotry that hounded Jackie Robinson with the Dodgers."

Greenberg, who died in 1986, and Povich are among the 14 inaugural inductees to the B'nai B'rith Sports Hall of Fame to be honored at a dinner Thursday night here at the Grand Hyatt Hotel.

These also include Mel Allen, Red Auerbach, Al Davis, Eddie Gottlieb, Sandy Koufax, Benny Leonard, Sid Luckman, Abe Pollin, Al Rosen, Dick Savitt, Dolph Schayes and Mark Spitz.

The hall will be located in the Klutznick Museum at the B'nai B'rith's Rhode Island Avenue NW headquarters. An inaugural exhibit entitled "Stars of David -- Jews in the World of Sports" will run for six months, then travel to other museums across the country.

Harvey Frommer, guest curator and executive producer of the "Stars of David" exhibit, said yesterday that more than 600 items will be included in the exhibit. It celebrates numerous Jewish athletes, even back to Battling Mendoza (1764-1836), first Jewish boxing champion of the world and later England's most celebrated boxing instructor. The Washington Post

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