1936 and the first Hall of Fame vote

Source: www.theslobs.org --- Sunday, January 28, 2018
      The Baseball Hall of Fame elected its charter members on this day in 1936:"The idea of a Baseball Hall of Fame began gathering steam in 1935, when members of the Clark Foundation in Cooperstown sought to revive business and tourism after the Depression. Claiming that the Army officer 

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