Kris Rutherford to give “Baseball On The Prairie” lecture Oct. 17

(SHERMAN, Texas) October 14, 2014

Kris Rutherford, author of Baseball on the Prairie, will give a FREE

lecture on Friday,October 17, at 12:00 p.m. at the Sherman Museum, in the community room downstairs. Guests are welcome to bring a brown bag lunch and eat during the lecture. Seating is limited so the public is encouraged to arrive early. The author will be autographing copies of his book, which will be available to purchase at the event.

Mr. Rutherford’s book documents the early days of Texas League Baseball. The League was centered around seven small-town teams, including, Sherman, Denison,Paris, Corsicana, Cleburne, Greenville and Temple. Rutherford pieces together a recordof the people and towns that shaped the Texas League history. “Baseball is the classicAmerican game, and we are excited to have Kris speak to us about the Texas League’srole in the history of the game,” noted Executive Director, Dan Steelman.

My Dad played in the Texas League and my childhood memories are full of ball parks (and swimming pools) in small towns all across North Texas.  These players didn't earn the huge salaries that baseball players earn today, they barely made expenses.  These men played for the love of the game.

Team members, with families in tow, would meet and travel to the game locations in a caravan of cars.  In fact, that is how I came to be born in Sherman.  As they tell the story, just as Dad rounded third base, the announcer called out "Bob Wooten, you are the father of a baby girl!"

The Sherman Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission is: $5.00 for adults; $3.00 for seniors (Ages 60+); $2.00 for students (ages6-18) and for those with a college ID; FREE for children 5 and under and FREE for museum members.

About The Sherman Museum
The Sherman Museum is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization devoted tocollecting, preserving and interpreting objects of historical significance to Grayson County and the Greater North Texas Region. The museum was previously known as The Red River Historical Museum prior to a name change in March 2011.

For more information about The Sherman Museum, visit us on the web at www.theshermanmuseum.org.  If you would like to learn more about the Lake Texoma area and area events, visit my website, http://www.texomaconnect.com.