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Baseball season is upon us. e inaugural in-
duction ceremony of the Baseball Hall of Fame
took place in Cooperstown, NY, on June 12, 1939,
77 years ago.
Of the ten Hall of Famers in attendance at that
first induction, six were Masons:
• Ty Cobb
• Cy Young
• Tris Speaker
• Honus Wagner
• Eddie Collins
• Grover Cleveland Alexander
e four Hall members who were not Masons
included Babe Ruth, Walter Johnson, Napoleon
Lajoie, and George Sisler.
Ty Cobb was a member of Royston Lodge in
Georgia, where his father had served as mas-
ter. Cobb became a Mason in 1907 and was later
a Shriner in Michigan. Denton True "Cy" Young
was a member of Mystic Tie Lodge in Uhrichsville,
Ohio and was active in lodge activities until his
death. He was also a member of York Rite, Scottish
Rite, and Shrine.
Tris Speaker was a member of Hubbard City
Lodge in Hubbard, Texas. John Honus Wagner
was a life member of Centennial Lodge in Car-
niege, Pennsylvania, which he joined in 1919. Ed-
die Collins was a member of Solomons Lodge in
Tarrytown, New York, which he joined in 1911. He
demitted in 1921. Grover Cleveland Alexander, be-
came a Master Mason in 1923 in St. Paul Lodge in
St. Paul, Nebraska; he was expelled for un-Masonic
conduct in 1930.
e first class of Hall of Fame members — Cobb,
Ruth, Wagner, and Johnson — was elected in 1936.
Young, Speaker, and Lajoie were chosen in 1937. Al-
exander was added in 1938. Collins and Sisler joined
the list in 1939 at the time when the National Hall
of Fame and Museum building was opened, and the
first ten members were formally inducted.
Many other great baseball players were Masons.
A few of the well-known names include Mickey
Cochrane, Bob Feller, Jimmy Foxx, Frankie Frisch,
Rogers Hornsby, Carl Hubbell, Christy Mathew-
son, Willie Mays, and Pie Traynor.
— From EMESSAY Notes, 2014
Summertime means baseball
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CHAPEL HILL — A new affinity lodge is on
the way. Lux Libertas Lodge will be for University
of North Carolina lovers. Several organizational
meetings have already taken place, and the lodge is
expected to get a dispensation from Grand Master
Bryant Webster at the lodge's first official meet-
ing on June 20 (Father of the University William
R. Davie's 260
th
birthday) in the Dialectic Hall on
UNC campus.
e principles of the new lodge include:
• Supporting the mission of the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill in its historic role as
the University of the People.
• Study of the liberal arts.
• Bridging Freemasonry with the past, present,
and future of the University, especially through
connections with students as facilitated by leaders
of the lodge and the University.
Past Grand Master Gene Jernigan will be the
founding master, with Past Grand Master Dan Rice
as senior warden, and Johnny Surles as junior warden.
Business meetings of the lodge will be held on
the first ursday of February, May, August, and
November at Eagle 19 in Hillsborough. ey also
plan emergent meetings associated with University
Day and some athletic and other University events.
If you are interested in joining the lodge, con-
tact Lux Libertas Lodge Secretary Mike Kenlan
at or Lux Libertas
Lodge, PO Box 772, Chapel Hill, NC 27514.
Lux Libertas joins another college focused affin-
ity lodge. State College Lodge received their dis-
pensation last year. You may contact them at their
website .
New lodge to celebrate UNC
