Museum

Arrangements can be made for a group to tour the museum anytime it would like by contacting Grace Dolan at 716-484-1224 or Bill Rollinger at 716-763-8229.

Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame DVD Collection

The Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame has assembled a collection of sports related DVD's. They are available for viewing by visitors at the museum.

1. HUGH BEDIENT: The story of the Jamestown area native who pitched for the Boston Red Sox in the 1912 World Series.



2. BLACK BASEBALL IN CELORON: The story of black baseball teams who played at Celoron Park in 1895 and 1898.



3. BABE RUTH AT CELORON: The story of the Babe’s 1921 barnstorming appearance at Celoron Park.



4. BILLY WEBB: The story of the manager of the Spiders, a 1914-1934 semi-pro baseball team that played at Celoron Park.



5. GREG MULLEAVY, JR.: An interview with the movie star son of the former second baseman and manager of the 1941-1942 Jamestown Falcons and later coach and scout for the Dodgers.



6. JAKE PITLER: The story of the manager of the Olean Oilers, the archrival team of the Jamestown Falcons in the 1940’s PONY League.



7. JACK GALLAGHER: An interview with the first batboy of the Jamestown Falcons.



8. JOHN POLLOCK: An interview with the catcher for the 1939, 1941, and 1946 Jamestown Falcons.



9. FRANK HELLER: An interview with the first baseman of the 1940-1941 Jamestown Falcons.



10. JOHN NEWMAN: The story of the outfielder and “Babe Ruth” of the 1940-1942 Jamestown Falcons.



11. JOHN O’NEIL: An interview with the 1941 shortstop and 1954 player/manager of the Jamestown Falcons.



12. LYLE PARKHURST: An interview with “Lefty”, the 1942, 1944-1945 Jamestown Falcons pitcher.



13. WORLD WAR II and the FALCONS: Interviews with former Falcons players and Vince McNamara, PONY League president regarding the war and baseball.



14. JERRY KLEIN: The story of the bus driver, trainer, and clubhouse manager of the 1955-1964 Jamestown minor league baseball teams.



15. BOB PAYNE, CHARLIE PANEBIANCO & TOM WEAKLEY: Remembrances of a scoreboard operator, a batboy, and a renowned storyteller regarding the 1940’s Jamestown Falcons.



16. CANDID CAMERA: The story of Peter Funt ‘s 1990 TV stunt at College Stadium that “caught” Jamestown Expo pitcher Bob Baxter and radio announcers Pete Hubbell and Skip Pierce..



17. KEVYN ADAMS: 2002 and 2006 interviews with the NHL player who summers in Bemus Point.



18. AL TAYLOR & DANNY CARNEVALE: Interviews with the pitcher and manager of the best Falcons team ever, the 1953 squad.



19. BOB PAYNE: An interview with the scoreboard operator of the 1940s Falcons.



20. FRANK WREN: An interview with the baseball executive of the Expos, Marlins, Orioles and Braves concerning his years with the Jamestown Expos.



21. JIM ROSELLE: An interview with the voice of WJTN radio and long-time baseball fan.



22. CARL ERSKINE: An interview with the 1948-1958 Brooklyn/LA Dodgers all-star pitcher.



23. DENNIS HULL: An interview with the former Chicago Blackhawks all-star left winger.



24. SCOTT MCGREGOR: An interview with the former Baltimore Orioles all-star pitcher.



25. JIM McCUSKER: An interview with the former football star at JHS and Pitt who played seven years in the NFL.



26. BOB RYAN, KEN ROWE & PAUL SNYDER: Baseball related interviews with the Boston Globe sportswriter, the former MLB pitcher with the Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves super scout.



27. JIM RIGGS & SCOTT KINDBERG: An interview with the sports editor and assistant sports editor of the Post-Journal about baseball in Jamestown.



28. PAT DAUGHERTY: An interview with the manager of the Jamestown Expos from 1977-1981 and 1990.



29. DAN LUNETTA (PART 1): An interview with the Jamestown Expos general manager 1982-1984.



30. DAN LUNETTA (PART2): The continuation of the interview with the Florida Marlins Director of Minor League Operations.



31. RUSS DIETHRICK: An insightful biographical interview with Jamestown’s “Mr. Baseball”.



32. ANDY ETCHEBARREN: An interview with the former all-star catcher of the Baltimore Orioles and manager of the Aberdeen IronBirds.



33. PHIL GRAVINK: An interview with the Clymer-born rower whose 1956 Cornell team won the Royal Henley Regatta in London.



34. DANNY CARNEVALE & CY WILLIAMS: Interviews with a pair of fifty-year baseball men who served as scouts for the Indians and Tigers.



35. MIKE MORDECAI (PART1): An interview with the man who went from being the minor-league manager of the Jammers to a major-league player with the Marlins in the same year, 2005.



36. MIKE MORDECAI (PART2): A continuation of the interview with the ten-year MLB player.



37. SPARKY LYLE: The former Yankee relief pitcher and Cy Young winner speaks at the 1996 Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame banquet.



38. CARMEN BASILO: The former world welterweight and middleweight boxing champion speaks at the 1996 Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame banquet.



39. BOB PETERSON: An interview with the author of the definitive book on Negro League baseball and black ballplayers Only the Ball was White.



40. ROB RAY: An interview with the former Buffalo Sabres tough guy and hockey broadcaster..



41. PHIL NIEKRO & THE SILVER BULLETS: An interview with the MLB Hall of Fame knuckleball pitcher and manager of a women’s professional baseball team.



42. ALAN TRAMMELL: An interview with the former Detroit Tigers shortstop, World Series MVP, and manager.



43. EDWARD “ABE” ABRAMOSKI: An interview with the former trainer of the Buffalo Bills for thirty-seven years.



44. CAROL HEISS & HAYES JENKINS: Interviews with the 1960 and 1956 Olympic gold medal winners in women’s and men’s figure skating.



45. RUSSELL DIETHRICK STADIUM: The dedication ceremony for the refurbished former College Stadium named in honor of Jamestown’s “Mr. Baseball”.



46. MAURY WILLS, TUG McGRAW, STEVE BLASS, MANNY SANGUILLEN & PETE ROSE: Interviews with five former MLB greats on the recollections of their careers in the NY-P League.



47. KEVYN ADAMS: An interview with the NHL hockey player reflecting on his Stanley Cup season with the Carolina Hurricanes.



48. JOHN JACHYM: An interview with the owner of the Jamestown Falcons from 1945-1948.



49. WARNER FUSSELLE: An interview with the voice of the TV broadcast “This Week in Baseball” and the announcer for the Brooklyn Cyclones.



50. CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION BASEBALL: The story of those notable individuals who once played baseball at Chautauqua Institution.

Hall of Fame
Trivia

This CSHOF inductee was General Manager of the NY-Penn league Jamestown Falcons baseball club but was inducted for accomplishments for an indoor sport. Can you name the sport and the person?