[John Mengelt, Dave Nightingale, and Bill Veeck]
Two cuts of an informal chat between Dave Nightingale, John Mengelt, and Bill Veeck about baseball and other sports.
Two cuts of an informal chat between Dave Nightingale, John Mengelt, and Bill Veeck about baseball and other sports.
This is a tape of a series of images and baseball cards shot for the documentary “Veeck: A Man For Any Season.”
The narration is a spoken poem by Chicago poet, Bob Chicoine. It is related over still photos of old Comiskey Park. The poem includes personal recollections of the poet’s experiences at old Comiskey park and also chronicles the park’s demolition. The photos include pictures Comiskey Park, many baseball players, Bill Veeck, and the Chicago stockyards.
This tape features a 1984 episode of “Time Out,” a weekly sports program that is hosted by a number of Chicago area journalists and sportscasters. This week’s commentators are award winning sports columnist John Schulian, WBMX Sportscaster and Assistant Coach for DePaul University’s Men’s Basketball team Kenny McReynolds, WIND reporter Fran Spielman, and former NBA star John Mengelt.
This tape is comprised of an interview segment with larger-than-life former Oakland A’s owner Charlie Finley. In the interview, Finley gives his opinion on some of the most well-known figures in baseball, and also draws parallels between his current career and his time as owner, reflecting back on his early days with newfound wisdom.
Raw footage from the documentary, “Inside Spring Training,” a look at the 1978 Chicago White Sox pre-season preparation. Hinton pitching #2, Batting #1. St. Pete. Bosley.
Four short opinion pieces featuring Bill Veeck speaking about sports.