Author : Anonymous
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 27,41 MB
Release : 2024-01-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3385309026
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
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Page : 150 pages
File Size : 31,60 MB
Release : 1886
Category : Sports
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Page : 84 pages
File Size : 14,82 MB
Release : 1885
Category : Almanacs, American
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Page : 256 pages
File Size : 37,59 MB
Release : 1879
Category : Almanacs, American
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Author : Adam J. Pollack
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 19,75 MB
Release : 2015-02-28
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1476618348
Essentially the last of the bare-knuckle heavyweight champions, John L. Sullivan was instrumental in the acceptance of gloved fighting. His charisma and popular appeal during this transitional period contributed greatly to making boxing a nationally popular, "legitimate" sport. Sullivan became boxing's first superstar and arguably the first of any sport. From his first match in the late 1870s through his final championship fight in 1892, this biography contains a thoroughly researched, detailed accounting of John L. Sullivan's boxing career. With special attention to the 1880s, the decade during which Sullivan came to prominence, it follows Sullivan's skill development and discusses his opponents and fights in detail, providing various viewpoints of a single event. Beginning with a discussion of early boxing practices, the sport itself is placed within sociological, legal and historical contexts including anti-prize fighting laws and the so-called "color line." A complete record of Sullivan's career is also included.
Author : Michael T. Isenberg
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 24,95 MB
Release : 1994-01-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780252064340
A knockout biography of John L. Sullivan that puts the fabled boxing champ squarely in the context of his rough-and-tumble times. Drawing on a wealth of contemporary sources, including the scandalous National Police Gazette, Isenberg (History/Annapolis) recounts how Sullivan brawled his way from a working-class background in Boston's Irish ghetto to the top of the prizefighting world.
Author : Don Jensen
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 27,63 MB
Release : 2021-03-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1476674736
Base Ball is a peer-reviewed book series published annually. Offering the best in original research and analysis, it promotes study of baseball's early history, from its protoball roots to 1920, and its rise to prominence within American popular culture. This volume, number 12, includes thirteen articles on topics ranging from the career of pitcher Harry Coveleski, Philadelphia baseball pioneer Thomas Fitzgerald, and a baseball power couple, James and Harriet Coogan, to early Brooklyn baseball, the game in Canada during World War I, and the amateur teams sponsored by typewriter companies.
Author : James Ludovic Lindsay Earl of Crawford
Publisher : London : Philatelic Literature Society
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 34,38 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Postage stamps
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Author : Leslie A. Heaphy
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 50,19 MB
Release : 2016-03-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 147666594X
Women have been involved in baseball from the game's early days, in a wide range of capacities. This ambitious encyclopedia provides information on women players, managers, teams, leagues, and issues since the mid-19th century. Players are listed by maiden name with married name, when known, in parentheses. Information provided includes birth date, death date, team, dates of play, career statistics and brief biographical notes when available. Related entries are noted for easy cross-reference. Appendices include the rosters of the World War II era All American Girls Professional Baseball League teams; the standings and championships from the AAGPBL; and all women's baseball teams and players identified to date.
Author : Charlie Bevis
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 29,3 MB
Release : 2015-10-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0786496657
One of the greatest pitchers of the 19th century, Tim Keefe (1857-1933) was an ardent believer in the artisan work ethic that was becoming outmoded in burgeoning industrial America. A master craftsman, he compiled 342 career victories during his 14-season Major League career while adapting to numerous changes in pitching rules during the 1880s. Known as a strategic pitcher, he outsmarted batters, particularly with his change-of-pace pitch. He led the New York Giants to the National League pennant in 1888 and 1889, establishing a Major League record with 19 consecutive pitching victories in 1888. He taught pitching as a college baseball coach, wrote several articles about his craft and established a sporting goods firm where he manufactured a baseball of his own design. He was a proponent for players' rights as the secretary of the Brotherhood of Professional Base Ball Players, which formed the ill-fated Players' League in 1890. This first-ever biography of Keefe covers the career of the 1964 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.
