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Keeping Baseball’s Past Alive

March 6, 2018 Posted by Matt Pencek Featured Sports, National Sports

During the month of March, the Salisbury Art Space is providing those who visit the images, memorabilia, and some history of an era in baseball that may be gone but not forgotten. The exhibit, The Art and History of the Negro League features items from the personal collection of Chris Harrington (Chairman of the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore) and art work created by people associated with the university.

Harrington developed a strong interest in the Negro League during the early 1990s when he assisted obtaining financial assistance for veterans who once played during a segregated time in American society. “It was a way to try and get them some supplemental funds,” Harrington said. “The average income at the time was for ex-Negro League baseball players was 14 thousand dollars a year. Organizations started to sell autographs and coordinated events to try to get them some press and some much needed funds.”

In addition to items related to well known players such as Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, and Jackie Robinson, there is a tribute to one of the great teams from the Eastern Shore – the Oaksville Eagles. The Eagles were essentially a minor league team formed in 1910. They barnstormed the country and competed with established Negro League teams. The exhibit remains open through March 31.

Tags: Chris HarringtonHank AaronJackie RobinsonNegro LeagueOaksville EaglesSalisbury Art SpaceSportsThe University of Maryland Eastern Shorewboc sportsWillie Mays
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Matt joined WBOC in October 2015 as a Sports Broadcast Journalist. He is a native of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. Matt graduated from Penn State where he received a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He started his broadcast career as the news/sports director of WEMR AM 1460 in his hometown of Tunkhannock. Matt held that same position for WALI/WROG radio in Cumberland, MD. His first television position was as the weekend sports anchor at WHAG-TV in Hagerstown, MD where he eventually became the Sports Director. Matt then moved to Florence, SC to become a sports reporter/anchor for WPDE-TV In 2011 along with his brother David, Matt co-authored The Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists. From 2012 – 2015 he was the lead radio play-by-play voice for The Friday Night High School Football Game of the Week for DE FOX Sports 1290 in Wilmington, DE. The last 2 years at the radio station Matt was the studio host during the University of Delaware Football radio broadcasts. He has also called the action for the both the Blue Hens men’s and women’s basketball teams. Outside of work, Matt is married to his wife Shannon and has two sons; Jack and Connor. E-mail Matt Pencek at mpencek@wboc.com and follow him on Twitter @mattpencek_wboc. Check out all stories by Matt.

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