“Gunner” Genovese hands-off copies of his authored books on the history of baseball in Westfield titled “The Old Ball Ground – Volumes 1 & 2” to National Baseball Hall of Fame Library Director at Cooperstown, New York, James Gates. The National Baseball Hall of Fame Research Library is the world’s largest source on the history of baseball. Genovese was in Cooperstown recently as part of the Vintage Base Ball Weekend sponsored by the Baseball Hall of Fame. Available late fall Genovese will publish his third book, titled “Rough House,” on the story of Westfield’s major professional basketball franchise from 1902-1904.
