From RideRichmond’s Facebook page:
VCU riders: If you’re interested in the Cycling Club at VCU, check out the first meeting of the semester tonight at 8 at the Cary St. Gym.
Event link:
Cycling Club at VCU
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Category Archives: sports
Bout of the Century
Personally, I prefer the hula, but it does look like good sport.
Negro Leagues Baseball Players To Appear At Main Public Library
From the Richmond Public Library Blog:
Friday, August 10th at 4:30 p.m., former baseball players from the Negro Leagues will be at the Main Library to talk about their experience in the league and Civil Rights struggle in the 1950s and 1960s. Surviving members who will participate in an interview questionnaire are Henry Mason, Joe Durham, Mamie Johnson-Goodman, and Pedro Sierra. This program is “FREE” and is open to the public.
3 Things
This week, two of those things are sports events happening close to Oregon Hill on the James River:
3. James River Splash and Dash
Of all the races that I will never run, the James River Splash and Dash is the one I regret not running the most. First: you run. Then: you tube down the river. Then: you run your tube on land. It sounds as ridiculously fun to watch as it must be to participate. What could add more hilarity to this event? Oh, just a party afterwards with food and beer and music and stuff, NO BIG DEAL.
Sat. Jul. 14 • 4:00 PM
Belle Isle
$34 to race and participate in the no-big-deal party4. Project Athena Richmond Relay Marathon
“Ho ho ho, a race involving TUBING,” says you, the famous tubing killjoy. “‘Tis not for I,” you said, (still talking, I see). “Instead, I plan to stay unsoiled and bone dry while simultaneously helping an excellent cause. Please drop me off at the Project Athena Richmond Relay Marathon, where a team of friends and I will run parts of marathons together, benefitting Project Athena and all the dream-fulfillment it does for people who’ve been through physical hell. It’s like physical hell in order to help those in physical hell. Appropriate!”
Sat. Jul. 14 • 7:00 AM
Brown’s Island
$6 per race enthusiast
And then there is this last event, which usually brings at least a few crews of filmmakers to the neighborhood:
Fast filmmakers, heed the call of the 48 Hour Film Project, aka “49 Hours? No Dice.” You’ll lose a lot of sleep and have a crap-ton of fun, I bet, as the festival peeps give you a character and some background information (kickoff is this Friday at The Camel). Then you’re off, writing, filming, and editing a movie to be turned in at this very event. Watch the fresh-faced hopefuls greet each other amiably on Friday or giggle sympathetically as they stagger in, cowed by the very briskness of this idea on Sunday. Screenings begin in a few weeks.
Sun. Jul 15 • 5:00 PM
The Camel, 1621 W. Broad St.
Free!
Hula!
Tournament Standings
From headquarters:
Standings at the end of Sat. so far…
remainder of schedule for Sunday’s tournament:
12:30 Choclate Leg vs. Select FC
1:30 Richmond 1742 vs. Oregonhill Ball Kickers
2:30 Pine St. Barbers vs. Select FC
3:30 Oregonhill Ball Kickers vs. Choclate LegFINALS: 4:30
Bring food for the grill, Drinks, and cash/check for donations! G’luck everyone and PLAY ON!
Previous Canal Bridge Gone/2015 UCI Road World Cycling Race Looms
The previous canal bridge made from utility poles is now gone.
It is great to see people using the new canal bridge. (Though some jerk did dump a bucket of silver paint on it that had to be pressure washed off it). The Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association may eventually throw a party to celebrate the new bridge. After all, its important to remember that it was that organization that secured the funding for it.
At the same time, one wonders how this plays into other riverfront planning. Evidently there are some high level meetings happening regarding Richmond 2015, the organizing committee charged with putting on the UCI Road World Championships.
Richmond 2015 has already come up with a course but will not disclose what it is for now. Officials say they want to work out contingencies before approaching affected communities.
The races will be disruptive to some residents because of road closings and the hundreds of thousands of visitors expected to descend on the city.
But honestly, what is happening with the proposed ‘2nd Street Connector’? According to sources, C. Wayne Taylor’s questions are STILL waiting on answers from the City’s Economic Development Department.
Memorial Day Weekend Is Almost Here
Of course there will be somber ceremonies to remember our fallen at the Virginia War Memorial, culminating with this:
The public is invited to celebrate and remember our nation’s heroes at the annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Virginia War Memorial. The ceremony is co-hosted by the American Legion 11th District, and Governor McDonnell will be on hand to deliver the keynote address.
Monday May 28th • 10 am
Virginia War Memorial, 621 S. Belvedere Street
FREE
At Hollyowood Cemetery:
History of Memorial Day at Hollywood Cemetery Walking Tour
Learn about the history of Memorial Day from local scholar Jim DuPriest while taking a stroll through one of the most historic cemeteries in America. Be sure you don’t forget the walking shoes!
Sunday May 27th • 2pm – 4 pm
S. Cherry & Albemarle streets
$10 per person
On a more festive note, there is the 1st Annual Oregon Hill Invitational Soccer Tournament (click here for details).
Also, tonight, Captain America!
And if you act fast, you might be able to pick up a sweet foosball table after going to this Craigslist ad (click here).
Plan Now for The 1st Annual Oregon Hill Memorial Day Soccer Invitational: May 26 and May 27th
From the Facebook Event page:
The 1st Annual Oregon Hill Memorial Day Soccer Invitational: May 26 and May 27th — 7 v 7 tournament at Oregon Hill.
Register your team by emailing Ben Jones at hokiestox at gmail.com or by joining the Facebook event. Please include the jersey color and an estimate of the number of players attending the tournament.
Deadline to register is May 23rd.
Games will last approximately 40 minutes with two, 20 minute halves. Tournament style (round robin, etc) depends on total number of teams in attendance.
Suggested donation is 2$ per player for referee costs.
Rowe On Richmond Baseball
Richmond Times Dispatch has a local baseball history story. Here is an excerpt:
Over the years, pro teams played all around the city: at a ballfield at what is now Monroe Park, at a couple of parks on Broad Street, at several locations in the Fan District, and even City Stadium.
“A lot of people don’t realize there was a ballpark there” at City Stadium, said Russell Rowe, 89, a standout semipro infielder who enjoyed a long association with the game. “It was probably the best ballpark in town. It was excellent. It had a grass infield. Never got a bad hop.”
Rowe grew up on Oregon Hill and as a kid used to walk with his brothers to Colts games at Tate Field on Mayo Island, an intriguing little park that was used for nearly 50 years but, as you might expect from its location in the James River, had a recurring problem with flooding. But water wasn’t the problem on one of Rowe’s most memorable visits to Tate Field; fire was, consuming the grandstands, concession areas and dugouts. When word spread of the fire, Rowe rode to the park with his girlfriend and her father to watch it burn. Tate Field is gone, but Rowe’s girlfriend, Audrey, is still his wife. They’ve been married more than 65 years.
The fire pushed Colts owner Eddie Mooers over the edge. The former player and manager, who made his money running a car dealership, decided to leave Mayo Island and build his own park, Mooers Field.
It was a business move, as so many of them are in the world of professional sports. Mayer said fans often pine for the days of yesterday when baseball “was only a game,” but in pro ball, those days never really existed. He recalled a legal battle in the late 1890s between two Richmond trolley companies, each wanting a stake in the local team. The reason? A new Broad Street ballpark was on one trolley line, but the old ballpark, on Main Street, was on the other company’s line. Baseball meant more riders, so each wanted to dictate which ballpark was used.