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Just added to Baseball-Links |
 www.baseballblues.com has just been added to John Skilton's Baseball-Links pages. You can find us listed in the history section, with a lot of other valuable resources. Looking for specific baseball info I recommend Checking baseball-links first. John list just about every possible baseball relateted site on the internet. |BB
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Errand boy and Swede Risberg |
My Grandfather, Gene Camozzi, was born in San Francisco and grew up playing baseball on the city's many sandlots. His older brother, Emile, like most boys of that era also loved baseball. He wasn't able to "run in fast company" like his little brother. Nevertheless, Emile would play for Shreve and Company team. It is interesting to note that an infamous member of the "Black Sox" once played for the Shreve team. A newspaper clipping from Emil's scrapbook tells how Emile helped a young Swede Risberg get started in organized baseball.
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I'm often overwhelmed when I jump into my research projects. Overwhelmed to the point of paralysis. I lack focus. In the case of my baseball research I just seem to keep shifting gears. I need a mission statement.
Mission:
The purpose of my research is to document as many games as I can, regarding the career of Gene Camozzi.
Goal:
- Compiling as complete as possible win/loss record
- Document all noteworthy players whom played with or against Gene Camozzi
- Collect as many related box scores
- Gain a greater understanding of the era, and what factors led to the decline of semipro baseball.
- Create a digital archive
- Share research with all whom may have a shared interest
- Build on online presence
- Renew my membership in SABR, build a network with member with shared or overlapping interest
Interests:
- The Zeenut era of Pacific Coast League baseball
- Northern California Semipro baseball (1910-1940)
- 1918 Pacific Coast International League, Aberdeen
- 1920 Three-I League, Terre Haute
- California State League, 1928-1936
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One of my passions is baseball history. I love researching the career of my grand father, Gene Camozzi. Chances are you never heard of him. Not many people today ever had the opportunity to see him play. Any accounts of his talents won't be found in major league baseball records. He never made it to the big leagues. Nevertheless, he played with many of the greats, especially those who originated from the San Francisco sandlots. What’s this have to do with being inspired? Well, I recently came across Minor League Researcher, Carlos Bauer's blog. I searched his previous blogs and found a mention of my grand father, "The league over time created its own stars, like Gene Camozzi..." This was referring to his years with the semi pro San Mateo Blues of the California state League (1928 thru 1936). Thus I have been inspired to dust off my reseach, something I've neglected for years, and a build a blog of sorts. My focus will be on San Francisco bay area and Northern California semipro baseball. Touching a little on the old Pacific Coast League. Hopefully, others will enjoy seeing the information I uncover.
If you get a chance check out, Minor League Researcher, Carlos Bauer's blog. It inspired me!
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