JAY GOLDBERG AND ROBERT MURPHY

Another classic night at the Clubhouse—-Bergino Baseball Clubhouse at 67 East 11th Street in the East Village. Owner Jay Goldberg was again a most gracious host supplying cold beer and water for the crowd that attended the Robert Murphy book talk regarding his, AFTER MANY A SUMMER.

Murphy spoke for quite a while on the Legend of Horace Stoneham. Although Stoneham was a much more stoic figure than O’Malley, never the less there was still much information for all of us in attendance to swallow…This topic from 1957 and the years leading up to the departure of the two storied franchises from NYC will never go away. More and more information continues to come out and with the internet we can find out so much.

Murphy was able to sell a number of books and signed them as well. .Some people already had the book and brought it for him to sign. He was most gracious in doing so and fielded numerous questions after his lengthy presentation. Many of the audience were senior members and added to what Murphy needed to fill in which delighted him for sure.

Senior NYGPS Member Perry Barber, who was in attendance, presented Murphy with a shirt bearing the logo of his book.. (See photo).He was very happy with that gift as well as a NY Giants mini-desk batting helmet which were both given on behalf of the NY Giants Preservation Society. As usual Gary organized this event and did a short talk promoting the organization which is still in its infant stage but growing in leaps and bounds.

I am so glad that I could make this meeting and share some stories about this historic topic of the evening. (having come in from Arizona)

Steve Rothschild