Examines in detail the 1890 and 1891 major-league seasons, recapturing a colourful era when club owners quarrelled, players berated umpires, sportswriters criticised and ridiculed both owners and players, and the National Game, as it was universally called, made halting progress toward the sport and business it became in the twentieth century.
Examines in detail the 1890 and 1891 major-league seasons, recapturing a colourful era when club owners quarrelled, players berated umpires, sportswriters criticised and ridiculed both owners and players, and the National Game, as it was universally called, made halting progress toward the sport and business it became in the twentieth century.
Charles C. Alexander, Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus, Ohio University, has written 14 books, the last eight of which have dealt with American baseball history. He lives in Hamilton, Ohio.
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Table of Contents Preface ix 1. 1889: The National Game 1 2. 1890: "Seven Stories with a Mansard Roof" 27 3. 1890: "Trying for Years to Get into a First-class League" 53 4. 1890: "Rotting as Fast as Nature Will Let Them" 77 5. 1890-91: "Lunkheads of the First Water" 105 6. 1891: "Mad Clean Through" 119 7. 1891: "I Should Expect to Be Hanged" 153 8. 1891-92: "Men of Money Have About Come to Their Senses" 187 Appendix: Some Lives Afterward 199 Bibliography 211 Index 217
Table of Contents Preface ix 1. 1889: The National Game 1 2. 1890: "Seven Stories with a Mansard Roof" 27 3. 1890: "Trying for Years to Get into a First-class League" 53 4. 1890: "Rotting as Fast as Nature Will Let Them" 77 5. 1890-91: "Lunkheads of the First Water" 105 6. 1891: "Mad Clean Through" 119 7. 1891: "I Should Expect to Be Hanged" 153 8. 1891-92: "Men of Money Have About Come to Their Senses" 187 Appendix: Some Lives Afterward 199 Bibliography 211 Index 217
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