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Hilldale Memorial Project to Salute Buck ONeil

The Hilldale Memorial Project will offer a moment of silence in honor of the passing of Buck O'sNeil during their dedication ceremonies on Saturday 10/14/06. Buck was a invited guest to the dedication but due to his health reasons he declined coming. His death brings to all of us great sorrow. He was a fine ambassador for the Negro Leagues putting on a good face for new generations to see and hear what these men went through. He will be missed as a great man who should be in the hall of fame.



The Hilldale Memorial Project is hosting a dedication ceremony for a historical marker being put in place to honor the Hilldale team. The Hilldales won the 1925 Negro League World Series defeating the Kansas City Monarchs 5-1. The Hilldales participated in the first two Negro League World Series winning in 1925. The Hilldales also won three Eastern Colored League championships from 1923-25.



They also have eight Hall of fame players on their roster. Judy Johnson, Joe Williams, Oscar Charleston, Martin Dihigo, Pop LLoyd, and three who were honored this year: Louis Santop, Biz Mackey and Ben Taylor.



To celebrate the Hilldales there will be two parades, historic tours on a 1947 PCC trolley, book signings with Negro league authors, baseball historians and former MLB players, flea markets and a Dedication ceremony. The guests at the ceremony will be the four remaining Philadelphia Stars, Stanley Glenn, Mahlon Duckett, Harold Gould, and Bill Cash, Former Phillie Milt Thompson, Former Washington Senator Mickey Veron, baseball authors Rich Westcott, Stan Hochman, and Rich Pagano, with local celebrities and politicians.

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