June 15, 2000 20:01:55 CST
Pride Of Newark: Baseball’s Bears And Eagles
New exhibit explores New Jersey baseball in the 1930s.
Press Release
New Jersey Historical Society
The New Jersey Historical Society is proud to announce its latest exhibition, “Pride of Newark: Baseball’s Bears and Eagles”, an exploration of these two teams, their players, their fans, and Newark during the 1930s and 40s. During this time, the Eagles (Newark’s National Negro League Team) and the Bears (the city’s International Minor League Team) played in Ruppert’s Stadium, the Ironbound baseball diamond of its day, but they did so on separate days and to distinctively different audiences. “Pride of Newark” will be open to the public at no charge five days a week, Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm in the Society’s galleries at 52 Park Place in Newark now through the summer of 2001. Visitors to the exhibition will come to understand how significantly our “world” differs from a little more than fifty years ago, how Newark could have been the home to two nationally recognized teams, and how these two teams in many ways reflected two distinct cultures in Newark. The exhibition will also look into the audiences for baseball, what it meant to grow up as a fan, and how the baseball players became heroes in their communities. The fascinating story of Effa Manley, who with her husband Abe owned the Newark Eagles, will illustrate the rare role of women in sport. The New Jersey Historical Society, founded in 1845, examines what it means to live and work in New Jersey through exhibitions, publications and programming. The Society is located at 52 Park Place in Newark, within a block of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. For information, contact the Society at 973-596-8500. Press Contact:
Alicia Schatteman
Media Relations Coordinator
New Jersey Historical Society
973-596-8500 ext. 243
[email protected]
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