BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Date and Time: Saturday\, Feb 16\, 2013 from 12:00 to 3:00pm Guest Speaker: James Hartley Location: Flanagan&rsquo\;s Harp and Fiddle www.flanagansharpandfiddle.com/ Address: 4844 Cordell Avenue\, Bethesda \, MD 20814 \nMark Hornbaker\, the owner of dcbaseballhistory.com will b e hosting the event. RSVP by sending Mark an e-mail to mhornbaker@comcas t.net. We only have 50 seats available for this event.\nAgenda \;\n1 2:00 &ndash\; 12:45 / Introductions plus share your favorite piece of Se nators memorabilia to share with the group.\n12:45 &ndash\; 1:15 / Our g uest speaker James Hartley will share his knowledge of D.C. Baseball His tory with the group.\n1:15 &ndash\; 1:30 /  \;Jim Vankoski will be d iscussing Mickey Vernon and the Mickey Vernon Museum.\n1:30 &ndash\; 1:4 5 / \;George Case III will be discussing his father George Case II w ho played for the Washington Senators from 1937 to 1945\, and 1947.\n1:3 0 &ndash\; 2:15 / Questions and Answers session.\n2:15 &ndash\; 3:00 / B ook signing plus other merchandise for sell.\n \;\nJim Hartley will be signing and selling his three books\, Baseball At RFK Stadium\, Baseb all is Back: The Washington Nationals Inaugural Season and Washington&rs quo\;s Expansion Senators (1961-1971).\nGeorge Case and Jim Vankoski wil l have some copies of their DVD&rsquo\;s Ballfield to Battlefield and Ba ck\, From FDR to JFK.\nStephen Walker will be signing and selling his bo ok\, &ldquo\;A Whole New Ballgame: The 1969 Washington Senators&rdquo\;\ nJ. Thomas Hetrick will be signing and selling his books\, &ldquo\;Chris Von der Ahe and the St. Louis Browns&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;MISFITS! Baseb all&rsquo\;s Worst Ever Team&rdquo\;\nGary Sarnoff will be signing and s elling his book\, The Wrecking Crew of &rsquo\;33\; The Washington Senat ors&rsquo\; Last Pennant.\n*The room we have set aside for the meeting h olds 50 people. The first 50 people to RSVP by sending me an e-mail at m hornbaker@comcast.net will get into the meeting room.\n \;\nJames Ha rtley&rsquo\;s Profile:\nJim Hartley was born into a family of baseball fanatics at Garfield Memorial Hospital in Washington\, D.C. &mdash\; jus t a few blocks from Griffith Stadium. While growing up\, Senators games on the radio were as much a part of his \;family&rsquo\;s summer coo kouts as the hamburgers and hot dogs on the grill.\nJim honed his baseba ll skills \;in the Rockville Little \;Leagues\, and \;played for his high school team (Cathedral Latin in Washington) in his senior year. The coming of the Beatles combined with a distinct lack of major l eague baseball \;talent conspired to convince Jim that he would neve r \;play baseball for his hometown Senators. He did\, however\, play on an adult softball team named the Senators in the early-mid 1980s.\nS oon after the Senators relocated to Texas\, Jim became a casual fan and turned his focus toward making a living by playing music. \;For  \;more than 25 \;years\, he played in local D.C. nightclubs and othe r venues up and down the east coast. During that period\, he wrote his f irst book\, &ldquo\;Washington&rsquo\;s Expansion Senators (1961-1971).& rdquo\;\nIn 1996\, Tom Holster formed the Washington Baseball Historical Society. In 2001\, Tom stepped down and Jim took over the reins of the WBHS and has been publishing \;the quarterly newsletter\, &ldquo\;Na ts News&rdquo\; since October\, 2001. In 2005\, his hopes \;(and tho se of thousands of D.C. area baseball fans) were realized when the Montr eal Expos relocated to Washington\, D.C.\nRetired from both music and a 21-year career with Montgomery County Public Schools\, Jim continues to research and write \;about his favorite team(s) and cheer for the Na tionals. He lives in Silver Spring\, MD with the love of his life\, Lisa .\n*Jim Hartley is the author of the three books listed below.\n\nBaseba ll At RFK Stadium by James R. Hartley\nBaseball is Back:The Washington N ationals Inaugural Season by James R. Hartley\nWashington&rsquo\;s Expansion Senators (1961-1971) by James R. Hartley\n\n \;\nEach attendee will receive a copy of Mickey&rsquo\;s Horsehide\n\n \;\nA fter over 50 years of sitting in a protected sleeve in the attic of 2-ti me AL Batting Champion\, Mickey Vernon\, this extremely unique\, one-of- a-kind piece of art has been found.\nFeaturing 19 vivid\, hand drawn\, c aricatures and the personal signatures of virtually all of the players\, managers\, and coaches active in the American League during the 1957 ba seball season.\nDrawn by artist Vic Johnson on baseball-quality horse hi de the piece features the likes of many baseball greats including Mickey Mantle\, Ted Williams and Yogi Berra.\nFor the first time\, this extrem ely unique art will be released in a limited edition printing. Each 11&r dquo\; x 17&rdquo\; print is individually numbered from 001 to 500 and f eatures a matching Certificate of Authenticity.\nJim Vankoski will have the original version of this horsehide artwork (45&rdquo\; x 24&rdquo\;) on display at the D.C. Baseball Winter Meeting.\n**We will also have a special item to give away to a lucky person who is 18 years old or young er who can answer a trivia question. The special item is a signed ball b y Cecil Travis. The ball has been enticated by PSA.\nTravis played for t he Washington Senators 1933-1941 and 1945-1947. From 1942-1944 Cecil Tra vis served in the military. While in the military Travis earned a Bronze Star for his bravery. URL:http://wheaton-md.patch.com/events/dc-baseball-history-winter-meeting SUMMARY:D.C. Baseball History Winter Meeting LOCATION:Flanagans Harp and Fiddle: 4844 Cordell Ave\, Bethesda\, MD END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR