How one teenager unearthed baseball's untold history - Cam Perron

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Ido Dekkers ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Tal Dekkers
00:07
I've always collected baseball cards.
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ืชืžื™ื“ ืืกืคืชื™ ื›ืจื˜ื™ืกื™ ื‘ื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืœ.
00:09
I first started playing baseball when I was eight years old,
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืฉื—ืง ื‘ื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืœ
ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืŸ ืฉืžื•ื ื”,
00:11
and when my hometown, Red Sox won the World Series in 2004,
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ืจื“ ืกื•ืงืก ืžื”ืขื™ืจ ืฉืœื™
ื–ื›ื• ื‘ืืœื™ืคื•ืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ื‘ 2004,
00:14
I began meeting many of the players
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืคื’ืฉ ืขื ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื”ืฉื—ืงื ื™ื
00:16
at autograph signings and events around Boston.
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ื‘ืืจื•ืขื™ ื—ืชื™ืžื•ืช ื•ืืจื•ืขื™ื ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื‘ื•ืกื˜ื•ืŸ.
00:18
But I noticed a few things in common.
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ืื‘ืœ ืฉืžืชื™ ืœื‘ ืœื›ืžื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžืฉื•ืชืคื™ื.
00:20
These players weren't very friendly, they were all quite overpaid
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ื”ืฉื—ืงื ื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืžืื•ื“ ื—ื‘ืจื•ืชื™ื™ื,
ืœื›ื•ืœื ืฉื™ืœืžื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™,
00:23
and they acted more like celebrities.
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ื•ื”ื ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ืžื• ืกืœื‘ืจื™ื˜ื™.
00:25
In middle school, a friend introduced me to a new way to collect autographs:
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ืื–, ื‘ื—ื˜ื™ื‘ืช ื”ื‘ื™ื ื™ื™ื,
ื—ื‘ืจ ื”ืฆื™ื’ ืœื™ ื“ืจืš ื—ื“ืฉื”
ืœืืกื•ืฃ ื—ืชื™ืžื•ืช:
ื›ืชื™ื‘ื” ืœืฉื—ืงื ื™ื ื‘ื“ื•ืืจ.
00:29
writing the players through the mail.
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ื›ืš, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื›ื•ืชื‘ ืžื›ืชื‘,
00:31
In doing so, I would write a letter, send a self-addressed stamped envelope,
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ืฉื•ืœื— ืžืขื˜ืคื” ืžื‘ื•ื™ื™ืœืช ืขื ื›ืชื•ื‘ืช ื”ื—ื–ืจื”,
00:34
and send a few baseball cards.
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ื•ืฉื•ืœื— ื›ืžื” ื›ืจื˜ื™ืกื™ื.
00:36
Within a few weeks, I'd often get a response.
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ืชื•ืš ื›ืžื” ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช, ืœืจื•ื‘ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืงื‘ืœ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”.
00:38
But it was never the modern players that would send back.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื”ืฉื—ืงื ื™ื ื”ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ื™ื
ืฉืฉืœื—ื• ื—ื–ืจื”.
00:40
It was always the players from the 50s and 60s,
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ื–ื” ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื™ื” ื”ืฉื—ืงื ื™ื
ืžืฉื ื•ืช ื” 50 ื•ื” 60
ืฉื”ื™ื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื ื—ืžื“ื™ื,
00:43
who were much friendlier,
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ื•ื”ืจื‘ื” ืคื—ื•ืช ืžื•ื›ืจื™ื
00:44
and much less recognized during their career.
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ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื”ื.
00:46
So, I continued to write letters to these retired ball players,
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ืื–, ื”ืžืฉื›ืชื™ ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืžื›ืชื‘ื™ื
ืœืฉื—ืงื ื™ื ืฉืคืจืฉื•,
00:49
and in 2007, Topps Baseball Cards came out with a set
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ื•ื‘ 2007, "ื˜ื•ืคืก ื›ืจื˜ื™ืกื™ ื‘ื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืœ"
ื™ืฆืื• ืขื ืกื“ืจื”
00:52
where they included a few Negro league baseball player cards.
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ืฉื ื”ื ื›ืœืœื•
ื›ืžื” ื›ืจื˜ื™ืกื™ื ืฉืœ ืœื™ื’ืช ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื.
00:55
Negro league was a period from 1920 to the 1960s
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ืœื™ื’ืช ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ืชืงื•ืคื”
ื‘ื™ืŸ 1920 ืœ 1960
00:59
where blacks who were segregated from playing in the Major Leagues
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ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ื”ืคืจื“ื” ืฉืœ ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื
ืžืœืฉื—ืง ื‘ืœื™ื’ื•ืช ื”ืขืœื™ื•ื ื•ืช
01:02
played in their own baseball league,
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ื•ื”ื ืฉื™ื—ืงื• ื‘ืœื™ื’ื•ืช ื‘ื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืœ ืžืฉืœื”ื,
ืœืจื•ื‘ ื ื•ืกืขื™ื ื‘ืื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืกื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืืจืฅ,
01:04
often busing around the country, playing two to three games a day,
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ืžืฉื—ืงื™ื ืฉื ื™ื ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ืžืฉื—ืงื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ื,
01:07
under much less glamorous conditions.
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ืชื—ืช ืชื ืื™ื ื”ืจื‘ื” ืคื—ื•ืช ื–ื•ื”ืจื™ื.
01:09
But over time,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืžืฉืš ื”ื–ืžืŸ, ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื–ื”,
01:11
due to the lack of glamorization and public interest,
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ื‘ืฉืœ ื—ื•ืกืจ ื”ื–ื•ื”ืจ
ื•ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™,
01:14
everything just kind of faded away,
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ื”ื›ื•ืœ ื“ื™ ื ืขืœื,
01:16
leaving the history of the Negro leagues behind.
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ื•ื”ืฉืื™ืจ ืืช ื”ื”ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืœื™ื’ื” ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ืžืื—ื•ืจ.
01:18
So, I ended up writing to these players in this set
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ืื–, ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืœืฉื—ืงื ื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื‘ืกื“ืจื” ื”ื–ื•
01:21
and within a few weeks, they signed my cards.
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ื•ืชื•ืš ื›ืžื” ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ื”ื ื—ืชืžื• ืขืœ ื”ืงืœืคื™ื ืฉืœื•.
01:23
From here, I began writing to Negro leaguers
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ืžืคื”, ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืœืฉื—ืงื ื™ ื”ืœื™ื’ื” ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื”
01:26
who didn't have baseball cards.
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ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื• ืœื”ื ื›ืจื˜ื™ืกื™ื.
01:27
Guys that were, you know, even less recognized.
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ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉื”ื™ื•, ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื,
ืืคื™ืœื• ืคื—ื•ืช ืžื•ื›ืจื™ื.
01:30
And in my letters, I'd often include my phone number,
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ื•ื‘ืžื›ืชื‘ื™ื ืฉืœื™, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื›ื•ืœืœ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืคืขืžื™ื ืืช ืžืกืคืจ ื”ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™,
01:32
and a few of them began reaching out to me.
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ื•ื›ืžื” ืžื”ื ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœื”ืงืฉืจ ืืœื™.
01:34
When I started speaking with them,
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ื›ืฉื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืื™ืชื,
01:36
I noticed they all had a few things in common.
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ืฉืžืชื™ ืœื‘ ืฉืœื›ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ื‘ืžืฉื•ืชืฃ.
01:38
None of them had baseball cards, none of them had any documentation,
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ืœืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ื”ื™ื• ื›ืจื˜ื™ืกื™ ื‘ื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืœ,
ืœืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืชื™ืขื•ื“,
01:41
no newspaper articles, no sorts of photos from their career,
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ืœื ืžืืžืจื™ื ื‘ืขื™ืชื•ื ื™ื,
ืœื ืฉื•ื ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืžื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื”ื,
01:44
just nothing tying them to the game.
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ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื›ืœื•ื ืฉืงื•ืฉืจ ืื•ืชื ืœืžืฉื—ืง,
01:46
And lastly, they had just left all their teammates behind.
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ื•ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ,
ื”ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื”ืฉืื™ืจื• ืืช ื›ืœ ื—ื‘ืจื™ ืงื‘ื•ืฆืชื ืžืื—ื•ืจ.
01:49
They hadn't stayed in touch with any of their teammates.
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ื”ื ืœื ืฉืžืจื• ืขืœ ืงืฉืจ
ืขื ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืžื—ื‘ืจื™ ืงื‘ื•ืฆืชื.
01:52
So, I tried to change this,
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ืื–, ื ื™ืกื™ืชื™ ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”,
01:53
and I started off by making baseball cards on my home computer.
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ื•ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™
ื‘ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืœืคื™ ื‘ื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืœ ื‘ืžื—ืฉื‘ ื”ื‘ื™ืชื™ ืฉืœื™.
01:56
Printing them out, designing them and sending them to ball players.
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ื”ื“ืคืกืชื™ ืื•ืชื,
ืขื™ืฆื‘ืชื™ ืื•ืชื ื•ืฉืœื—ืชื™ ืื•ืชื ืœืฉื—ืงื ื™ื.
ื•ืžื” ืฉืขื•ื“ ืขืฉื™ืชื™
02:00
And what I also did is I began signing up for newspaper archive websites
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ื–ื” ืฉื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืจืฉื ืœืืชืจื™ ืืจื›ื™ื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืขื™ืชื•ื ื™ื
02:04
where I'd find old newspaper articles
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ืฉื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ืฆื ืžืืžืจื™ ืขื™ืชื•ื ื™ื ื™ืฉื ื™ื
02:07
that would give these guys the recognition that, you know, tied them to the game.
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ืฉื”ื™ื• ื ื•ืชื ื™ื ืœื—ื‘ืจื” ื”ืืœื”
ืืช ื”ื”ื›ืจื”, ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื,
ืงืฉืจื” ืื•ืชื ืœืžืฉื—ืง.
02:11
And lastly, I began becoming kind of like a private investigator,
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ื•ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ, ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืคื•ืš
ืœืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ื‘ืœืฉ ืคืจื˜ื™,
02:15
tracking down their former teammates
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ืื™ืชืจืชื™ ืืช ื—ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉืœื”ื
02:16
and trying to get these guys back in touch.
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ื•ื ื™ืกื™ืชื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืงืฉืจ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ื”ืืœื”.
ืžืคื”, ื”ืžืฉื›ืชื™
02:19
From here, I went on and I just spoke to these players.
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ื•ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื“ื™ื‘ืจืชื™ ืขื ื”ืฉื—ืงื ื™ื ื”ืืœื”.
02:24
It got to the point where I actually had players calling me up,
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ื–ื” ื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื ืงื•ื“ื”
ืฉืฉื—ืงื ื™ื ื”ืชืงืฉืจื• ืืœื™
02:27
asking me for information.
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ื•ื‘ืงืฉื• ืžืžื ื™ ืžื™ื“ืข.
02:29
And by the time I was a freshman in high school,
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ื™"ื ื‘ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ,
02:31
it was no longer a hobby at all.
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ื–ื” ื›ื‘ืจ ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืชื—ื‘ื™ื‘ ื‘ื›ืœืœ.
02:33
I had gone from an autograph collector to this Negro league research obsession.
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ื”ืคื›ืชื™ ืžืื•ืกืฃ ื—ืชื™ืžื•ืช
ืœืื•ื‘ืกืกื™ื” ืœื—ืงืจ ืœื™ื’ืช ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื.
02:37
I even asked for Negro league autographs and stamps for Christmas.
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ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ื™ืงืฉืชื™ ื—ืชื™ืžื•ืช ืžืœื™ื’ืช ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื
ื•ื‘ื•ืœื™ื ืœื—ื’ ื”ืžื•ืœื“.
02:40
So, going on through high school,
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ืื–, ื›ืฉืขื‘ืจืชื™ ืืช ื”ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ,
02:42
I began to take this work in the Negro league much more seriously.
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืงื—ืช ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ื–ื•
ื‘ืœื™ื’ืช ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืจืฆื™ื ื•ืช.
02:46
I started working with adult Negro league researchers
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขื
ื—ื•ืงืจื™ ืœื™ื’ืช ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ื”ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื
02:48
where I began working on a few different programs.
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ืฉื ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขืœ ื›ืžื” ืชื•ื›ื ื™ื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช.
02:51
The first being the Negro League Annual Reunion
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ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ืื™ื—ื•ื“ ื”ืฉื ืชื™ ืฉืœ ืœื™ื’ืช ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื
02:53
in Birmingham, Alabama.
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ื‘ื‘ื™ืจืžื™ื’ื’ื”ื ืืœื‘ืžื”.
02:55
At the reunion, we'd have about 50 to 60 Negro league ball players
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ื‘ืื™ื—ื•ื“,
ื”ื™ื• ื‘ืขืจืš 50 ืขื“ 60 ืฉื—ืงื ื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื
02:59
from around the country,
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ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื”,
03:00
and they'd all come together,
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ื•ื›ื•ืœื ื‘ืื•,
03:02
and these players would just, you know, sit in the hotel lobby for me
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ื•ื”ืฉื—ืงื ื™ื ืคืฉื•ื˜,
ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื, ื™ืฉื‘ื• ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ื‘ืœื•ื‘ื™ ื”ืžืœื•ืŸ
03:05
from 8am until the late hours of the night
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ืžืฉืžื•ื ื” ื‘ื‘ื•ืงืจ ืขื“ ื”ืฉืขื•ืช ื”ืžืื•ื—ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืœื™ืœื”
03:07
just catching up, telling stories,
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ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžืชืขื“ื›ื ื™ื, ืžืกืคืจื™ื ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื,
03:10
and here we just had a week of events
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ื•ืคื” ืจืง ื”ื™ื” ืœื ื• ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืฉืœ ืืจื•ืขื™ื
03:12
and these guys got some of this recognition and honor
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ื•ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ื”ืืœื” ืงื™ื‘ืœื• ื—ืœืง
ืžื”ื”ื›ืจื” ื”ื–ื• ื•ื”ื›ื‘ื•ื“
03:15
that they never really had before.
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ืฉื”ื ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ืงื™ื‘ืœื• ืœืคื ื™.
03:17
The second program that I began working on was the Negro League Pension Program.
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ื”ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ื”ืฉื ื™ื” ืฉื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขืœื™ื”
ื”ื™ืชื” ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ื”ืคื ืกื™ื” ืœืœื™ื’ื” ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื”.
ื•ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ื”ืคื ืกื™ื” ื”ื™ืชื” ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช
03:23
And the Pension Program was a program that was offered by Major League Baseball,
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ืฉื”ื•ืฆืขื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืœื™ื’ืช ื”ื‘ื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืœ ื”ืžืจื›ื–ื™ืช,
03:27
and if you played four years in the Negro league,
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ื•ืื ืฉื™ื—ืงืช ืืจื‘ืข ืฉื ื™ื
03:29
and you can document it,
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ื‘ืœื™ื’ืช ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื,
ื•ืืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืชืขื“ ืืช ื–ื”,
03:31
these players would be entitled to 10,000 dollars a year.
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ื”ืฉื—ืงื ื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื”ื™ื• ื–ื›ืื™ื
ืœ 10,000 ื“ื•ืœืจ ื‘ืฉื ื”.
03:36
This meant a lot for these players.
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ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื›ืกืฃ ืœืฉื—ืงื ื™ื ื”ืืœื”.
03:38
Many of these guys never really did much after baseball,
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ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ื”ืืœื” ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ืขืฉื• ื”ืจื‘ื”
ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื‘ื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืœ,
03:40
they didn't make much money.
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ื”ื ืœื ืขืฉื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ื›ืกืฃ.
ืื–, ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืกื•ื’ืœ ืœืกื“ืจ ืœื—ื‘ืจื” ื”ืืœื” ืคื ืกื™ื”,
03:42
So, when I was able to get these players pensions,
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ื–ื” ื‘ืืžืช ืขืฉื” ืฉื™ื ื•ื™.
03:44
it really made a difference.
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03:45
When I started doing this, I encountered a lot of difficulty.
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ื›ืฉื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”,
ื ืชืงืœืชื™ ื‘ื”ืจื‘ื” ืงืฉื™ื™ื.
03:49
I had to go through hundreds and hundreds of newspaper articles
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ืžืื•ืช ืขืœ ืžืื•ืช
ืฉืœ ืžืืžืจื™ ืขื™ืชื•ื ื™ื
03:52
trying to find this documentation to prove they played,
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ื‘ื ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืชื™ืขื•ื“
ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื•ื›ื™ื— ืฉื”ื ืฉื™ื—ืงื•, ื•ื‘ื”ืจื‘ื” ืคืขืžื™ื ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืืช ื–ื”.
03:54
and in many cases I did.
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03:56
Also I want to mention,
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ื’ื ืœื”ื–ื›ื™ืจ, ื›ืฉื“ื™ื‘ืจืชื™
03:58
when I was speaking with these players on the phone,
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ืขื ื”ืฉื—ืงื ื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื‘ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ,
04:00
tracking them down, it wasn't easy either.
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ื•ืื™ืชืจืชื™ ืื•ืชื, ื’ื ื–ื” ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืงืœ.
04:02
I would go through hundreds of articles
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืขื•ื‘ืจ ืžืื•ืช ืžืืžืจื™ื
04:04
trying to look for names, find information,
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ื‘ื ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืฉืžื•ืช,
ื‘ื ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืžื™ื“ืข,
04:06
and I encountered quite a lot of failure.
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ื•ื ืชืงืœืชื™ ื‘ื“ื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื›ืฉืœื•ื ื•ืช.
04:09
I would call people up, it would be the wrong person.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืชืงืฉืจ ืœืื ืฉื™ื,
04:11
It would be really awkward.
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื’ื™ืข ืœืื“ื ื”ืœื ื ื›ื•ืŸ.
ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืžืฉ ืœื ื ืขื™ื.
04:13
I'd also have a lot of times where I'd call players up,
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ื”ื™ื• ื’ื ื”ืจื‘ื” ืคืขืžื™ื
ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืชืงืฉืจ ืœืฉื—ืงืŸ,
04:15
and they didn't want to speak at all to me.
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ื•ื”ื ื‘ื›ืœืœ ืœื ืจืฆื• ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืื™ืชื™.
ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ืžื ืชืงื™ื.
04:18
They would hang up.
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ื›ืฉืืžืจืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžื™ืœื” ื‘ื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืœ,
04:19
When I said the word baseball, they would just refuse to talk altogether.
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ื”ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื”ื™ื• ืžืกืจื‘ื™ื ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ื›ืœืœ.
ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื’ืœืœ
04:22
This was because they faced a lot of segregation during their careers.
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ืฉื”ื ื ืชืงืœื• ื‘ื”ืจื‘ื” ืืคืœื™ื”
ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื ื›ืฉื—ืงื ื™ื.
ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื—ื•ืกืจ ื”ื–ื•ื”ืจ ืฉื”ื ืขืžื“ื• ื‘ื•,
04:26
Along with the lack of glamorization that they faced,
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ื”ื ื’ื ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื• ืขื ื”ืจื‘ื” ื’ื–ืขื ื•ืช
04:28
they also dealt with a lot of racism on and off the baseball field,
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ืขืœ ื•ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืžื’ืจืฉ,
04:31
which just lasted with them throughout their whole lives.
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ืฉืคืฉื•ื˜ ื ืฉืืจื” ืื™ืชื ื‘ืžื”ืœืš
ื›ืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื.
04:34
These guys, you know,
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ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ื”ืืœื”, ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื,
04:35
it was very emotional for them to talk about baseball,
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืจื’ืฉ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื‘ื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืœ,
04:38
and it was really hard to kind of get these guys back, you know,
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืžืฉ ืงืฉื”
ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืจ ืื•ืชื, ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื,
04:42
talking about this game that they had kind of left behind.
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ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืžืฉื—ืง ื”ื–ื”
ืฉื”ื ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ื”ืฉืื™ืจื• ืžืื—ื•ืจื”.
04:45
Lastly though, I encountered, you know, quite a lot of success as well.
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ื•ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ,
ื ืชืงืœืชื™, ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื,
ื’ื ื‘ื“ื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื”ืฆืœื—ื•ืช.
04:49
Some of these guys I'd call up, I'd talk to them for two to three hours,
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ื›ืžื” ืžื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ื”ืืœื” ื”ืชืงืฉืจื•
ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืื™ืชื ืฉืขืชื™ื™ื ืฉืœื•ืฉ,
04:52
and these guys would just go on and on about their stories,
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ื•ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ื”ืืœื” ื”ื™ื•
ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขื•ื“ ื•ืขื•ื“ ืขืœ ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื”ื,
04:55
telling me, like, exact baseball games and memories that they had.
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ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื, ืžืกืคืจื™ื ืœื™, ืขืœ ืžืฉื—ืงื™ ื‘ื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืœ ืฉืœืžื™ื
ื•ื–ื›ืจื•ื ื•ืช ืฉื”ื™ื• ืœื”ื.
04:59
Nowadays, I've attended four Negro League Reunions,
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ื”ื™ื•ื, ื”ืฉืชืชืคืชื™ ื‘ืืจื‘ืขื” ืื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ื ืฉืœ ืœื™ื’ืช ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื,
05:02
three of which I've actually roomed with former Negro league ball player
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ื‘ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ืžื”ื
ื—ืœืงืชื™ ื—ื“ืจ ืขื
ืฉื—ืงืŸ ื”ืœื™ื’ื” ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ืœืฉืขื‘ืจ
05:06
Russell "Crazy Legs" Patterson of the Indianapolis Clowns.
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ืจืืกืœ "ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื ืžืฉื•ื’ืขื•ืช:" ืคื˜ืจืกื•ืŸ
ืžื”ืœื™ืฆื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืื™ื ื“ื™ืื ืคื•ืœื™ืก.
05:10
He actually snores at night, in case you all were wondering.
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ื”ื•ื ืœืžืขืฉื” ื ื•ื—ืจ ื‘ืœื™ืœื”,
ืœืžืงืจื” ืฉืชื”ื™ืชื.
ืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ื‘ืขืจืš ืขืœ ืฉืชื™ื ืขืฉืจื” ืคื ืกื™ื•ืช,
05:13
I've worked on about a dozen pensions
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05:15
and I've tracked down over a hundred Negro league ball players,
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ื•ืื™ืชืจืชื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžืื”
ืฉื—ืงื ื™ ืœื™ื’ืช ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื,
ื•ืžืฆืืชื™ ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืขื•ื“ ืฉื—ืงื ื™ื,
05:18
constantly finding new ball players,
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05:19
getting them in touch with their former teammates,
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ื•ื—ื™ื‘ืจืชื™ ืื•ืชื ืขื ื—ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉืœื”ื ืœืฉืขื‘ืจ,
ื”ื—ื–ืจื ื• ืืช ื”ื‘ื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืœ ื—ื–ืจื” ืœื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื—ืงื ื™ื ื”ืืœื”
05:22
bringing baseball back into these players' lives
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ื•ื”ื‘ืื ื• ืืช ื”ืฉื—ืงื ื™ื ื—ื–ืจื” ืœืžืฉื—ืง.
05:24
and bringing these guys back into the game.
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05:27
(Music)
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(ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื”)
05:42
Thank you!
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื!
05:43
(Applause)
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ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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