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Rare Baseball Films returns for its eleventh year. Organized by Wexner Center for the Arts Director of Film/Video Dave Filipi. Before televisions became domestic fixtures, these newsreels allowed fans to watch players from around the country in action—and now they let you relive some of the best moments in the history of the game. Come out and see such greats as Babe Ruth; Willie Mays; Jackie, Brooks, and Frank Robinson; and baseball played by Little Leaguers, on donkeys, in canoes, and more! Special thanks to the UCLA Film & Television Archive for its assistance with this program. Thanks also to Paul Gordon, Library and Archives Canada; the Dawson City Museum and Historical Society Collection; and Bill Morrison. Video, approximately 120 min. Introduced by Dave Filipi, Director of Film/Video at the Wexner Center for the Arts, The Ohio State University.