Author: Francis C. RichterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baseball
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Richter's History and Records of Base Ball
Author: Francis C. RichterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baseball
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
RICHTER'S HISTORY AND RECORDS OF BASE BALL
Author: FRANCIS C. RICHTERPublisher:
ISBN: 9781033385814
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Richter's History and Records of Base Ball
Author: Francis C. RichterPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781334225369
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Excerpt from Richter's History and Records of Base Ball: The American Nation's Chief Sport Without boast or apology is laid before the base ball-loving public of America, by the undersigned, Founder and Editor of Sporting Life, the oldest and best organ of the great sport of Base Ball, this History and Records of Base Ball. This volume is designed to supply the growing need of a concise, yet complete, record of our National Game, from its remote inception and humble beginning to the present period of magnificent develop ment to real national stature. It is also designed to serve this purpose in such form as to make it valuable, possibly indispensa ble, as a book of special information, of ready reference, and of A general interest to all lovers and students of the great game. This book is also designed to preserve in compact form the invaluable playing records of the sport, heretofore so scattered and so neglected that they were in danger of becoming obscured, reduced to mere tradition, or lost altogether. From this stand point this History and Records of Base Ball I believe to be necessary, timely, and unique; and it is therefore submitted with out apology. Of the merit of my work I make no boast, leaving the reader to judge that; and no further comment than to state that if it meets with public approval I shall feel deeply grateful, as well as amply rewarded for what has been to me a labor of love for, and devotion to, a sport to which I have given the willing service of a lifetime. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Richter's History and Records of Base Ball, the American Nation's Chief Sport
Author: Francis C. RichterPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786417277
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Richter's History and Records of Base Ball, the American Nation's Chief Sport, originally published in 1914, is the most comprehensive and ambitious among the early books about baseball. "This volume," Richter writes, "is designed to supply the growing need of a concise, yet complete, record of our National Game" and "to serve this purpose in such a form as to make it valuable, possibly indispensable, as a book of special information, of ready reference, and of general interest to all love's and students of the great game." The book is divided into three parts. Part I covers the origins of baseball, the first professional league, the National and American leagues, the American Association, baseball tours, warring leagues, the World Series, and the minor leagues. Part II includes team and individual performance records through 1914, Richter's takes on the great pitchers of early baseball, and brief commentary on two classic poems inspired by the game. Part III includes the history and text of the first National Agreement, the development of baseball playing rules, and information on the pioneering players, owners, executives, and writers.
Eyes on the Sporting Scene, 1870-1930
Author: Pamela A. BakkerPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786473142
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Helms Hall of Fame's brothers William M. and Andrew B. "June" Rankin lived exciting lives covering sports for papers like the New York Sunday Mercury, New York Herald, New York World, Brooklyn Daily Eagle and New York Clipper from 1870 to 1930. Playing for amateur and semiprofessional Rockland County (N.Y.) clubs in the mid-1860s through early 1870s, the brothers developed into baseball writers and editors. Often working with Henry Chadwick, called the Father of Baseball, the brothers became authorities on the sport, writing histories of clubs and players, and scoring for the early New York and Brooklyn clubs. June went on to cover boxing as it transitioned into a gentlemen's sport, football as it emerged on college campuses, and golf through the formative years of the USGA and PGA. He also wrote two baseball books. Filled with sporting details, this book sets the brothers into a period of great changes in the world of American sports.
Reporting Baseball’s Sensational Season of 1890
Author: Scott D. PetersonPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476619034
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
When the members of the first baseball players’ union formed their own league in open revolt against the reserve clause and other restrictive practices of the National League, baseball journalism became less of a “curiosity shop” phenomenon and moved into the mainstream. Baseball writers Henry Chadwick, T.H. Murnane, and Ella Black covered the labor struggle on the field and in the front offices—and took sides: one as a mouthpiece for the capitalist owners, one as a supporter of the cooperatively operated Players’ League, and one as a voice for female journalists. Through a close examination of their work, this book charts the rise of sports journalism in response to the famed Brotherhood War of 1890.
American Baseball
Author: David Quentin VoigtPublisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271044764
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
Tip O'Neill and the St. Louis Browns of 1887
Author: Dennis ThiessenPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476672903
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
In 1887, Tip O'Neill, left fielder for the St. Louis Browns, won the American Association batting championship with a .492 average--the highest ever for a single season in the Major Leagues. Yet his record was set during a season when a base on balls counted as a hit and a time at bat. Over the next 130 years, the debate about O'Neill's "correct" average diverted attention from the other batting feats of his record-breaking season, including numerous multi-hit games, streaks and long hits, as well as two cycles and the triple crown. The Browns entered 1887 as the champions of St. Louis, the American Association and the world. Following the lead set by their manager, Charles Comiskey, the Browns did "anything to win," combining skill with an aggressive style of play that included noisy coaching, incessant kicking, trickery and rough play. O'Neill did "everything to win" at the plate, leaving the no-holds-barred tactics to his rowdier teammates.
America Through Baseball
Author: David Quentin VoigtPublisher: Taylor Trade Publications
ISBN: 9780882292724
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
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Touching Base
Author: Steven A. RiessPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252067754
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Discusses the ideology of baseball, professional baseball and urban politics, politics, ballparks, and the neighborhoods, social reform, and baseball as a source of social mobility.