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Tex Rickard: Boxing's Greatest Promoter - Paperback

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by Colleen Aycock (Author), Mark Scott (Author) Whether opening saloons, raising cattle, or promoting sporting events, George Lewis "Tex" Rickard (1870-1929) possessed a drive to be the best. After an early career as a cowboy and Texas sheriff, Rickard pioneered the largest ranch in South America, built a series of profitable saloons in the Klondike and Nevada gold rushes, and turned boxing into a million-dollar sport. As "the Father of Madison Square Garden," he promoted over 200 fights, inc...

Ballparks of the Deadball Era: A Comprehensive Study of Their Dimensions, Configurations and Effects on Batting, 1901-1919 - Paperback

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by Ronald M. Selter (Author) While most serious fans know that the Deadball Era was characterized by low scoring, aggressive baserunning, and strong pitching, few understand the extent to which ballparks determined the style of play. As it turns out, the general absence of standardization and the ever-changing dimensions, configurations, and ground rules had a profound effect on the game, as offensive production would rise and fall, sometimes dramatically, from year to year. Especially in the...

Women Who Ride the Hoka Hey: Enduring America's Toughest Motorcycle Challenge - Paperback

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by Abagail Van Vlerah (Author)The Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge is an endurance ride that takes participants across the United States. Riding 20 hours a day or more for 7-12 days straight, they traverse back roads, brave dangerous conditions and battle mental and physical exhaustion. Fewer than 10 percent of participants are women. They take on the challenge and they excel! Chronicling the journeys of 14 women who participated in the Hoka Hey (Lakota for "Let's do it!") from 2010 to 2013, thi...

Red Sox vs. Braves in Boston: The Battle for Fans' Hearts, 1901-1952 - Paperback

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by Charlie Bevis (Author) For 52 years, Boston was a two-team Major League city, home to both the Red Sox and the Braves. This book focuses on the two teams' period of coexistence and competition for fans. The author analyzes the Boston fan base through trends in transportation, communication, geography, population and employment. Tracing the pendulum of fan preference between the two teams over five distinct time periods, a deeper understanding emerges of why the Red Sox remained in Boston a...

Honus Wagner and His Pittsburgh Pirates: Scenes from a Golden Era - Paperback

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by Ronald T. Waldo (Author) Honus Wagner's spectacular baseball career spanned 21 seasons from 1897 through 1917. Widely considered the greatest shortstop in baseball history, Wagner won eight National League batting titles and helped win the pennant four times for his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates. This book assembles the many stories about Wagner that circulated among his teammates, opposing players, writers and fans--reminiscences that define both his career and his life as a citizen in the ...

Jersey Joe Walcott: A Boxing Biography - Paperback

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by James Curl (Author)Born into extreme poverty in 1914, Jersey Joe Walcott began boxing at the age of 16 to help feed his hungry family. After ten years, without proper training and with little to show for his efforts beyond some frightful beatings, Walcott quit the ring. A chance meeting with a fight promoter who recognized the potential in his iron chin and hard punch turned Walcott's fortunes around, launching one of the greatest comebacks in boxing history. This biography details Walcott...

VICTOR McLAGLEN MOTOR CORPS MEMBERS 1935-2014 (Revised 2022) - Paperback

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by Ruth H. Fisher (Author)The Victor McLaglen Motor Corps was started in 1935 by the Academy Award winning movie star, Victor McLaglen. Through 2014, the team had only three leaders: Nick DeRush 1935-1953, Herb Harker 1953-1978, Harry Fisher 1978-2014.Although the team continues to perform, this book is about 311 of the more than 400 members during 1935-2014. Number of Pages: 206 Dimensions: 0.44 x 10 x 8 IN Publication Date: September 01, 2022

Steve Carlton and the 1972 Phillies - Paperback

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by Bruce Morgan (Author)In 1972, the Philadelphia Phillies experienced one of their worst seasons in franchise history, finishing with an abysmal 59-97 record. Yet throughout this disastrous season, Steve Lefty Carlton proved to be a diamond in the rough. In his first year with the club, he led the league with 27 wins, eight shutouts, and a sizzling 1.98 ERA, earning an astounding 45.8 percent of Philadelphia's wins. He also won his first Cy Young award, the first pitcher to do so with a last...

Bobo Newsom: Baseball's Traveling Man - Paperback

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by Jim McConnell (Author) For three decades, Louis Norman "Bobo" Newsom (1907-1962) was one of the most well-known pitchers in baseball. Frequently quoted by sportswriters, he appeared in all the popular sports publications as well as on Wheaties boxes and bubblegum cards, and was the undisputed star of the 1940 World Series. Despite his success, he was sold or traded 14 times during his 20-year career. He pitched for nine of 16 Major League teams--including five stints with the Washington Se...

Somatic Intelligence - Volume 8: Movement is Medicine: Movement is Medicine; The Potential for Self-Renewal is in Your Bones - Paperback

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by Suresha Hill (Author)"This book describes the amazing potential we have inside ourselves to reset the cells and restore the inherent self-healing process. It is designed to do just that, but our natural capacity for balance is a fragile one that can be offset by experiences in our day-to-day life that are left unaddressed. This text explains how to address the most common disruptors to optimum cellular communication, along with the scientific basis for why movement is medicine at every lev...

Sportsmanship: Multidisciplinary Perspectives - Paperback

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by Tim Delaney (Editor) Sportsmanship is a broad concept: ethics, fairness, honor and self-control. Some people find it difficult to define what makes a "good sport," but state "I know one when I see one." This collection of new essays brings together the work of more than two dozen contributors from around the world who teach sportsmanship in a range of academic disciplines including sociology, psychology, economics, education, kinesiology and applied athletics. Topics include the moral ambi...

Joe Torre's Ground Rules for Winners: 12 Keys to Managing Team Players, Tough Bosses, Setbacks, and Success - Paperback

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by Joe Torre (Author), Henry Dreher (Author)This BusinessWeek, Wall Street Journal Business, and New York Post bestseller is now in paperback! "Joe Torre is not only a winner but a man who exemplifies leadership for the new millennium. Great book that's on the money."--Rick Pitino, bestselling author of Success Is a Choice With three World Series Championships under his belt in four years, who better to give advice on managing than the most beloved and successful manager of the New York Yanke...

Ralph Kiner: A Baseball Biography - Paperback

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by Robert P. Broadwater (Author)Ralph Kiner (1922-2014) was one of the most feared power hitters of his era. Babe Ruth predicted Kiner would be the slugger most likely to break Ruth's single season home run record. While the left fielder from New Mexico missed that mark, he did break one of the Babe's records, leading his league in home runs for seven consecutive seasons--a record unbroken since. Kiner set his records while playing for some of the worst teams ever to take the field. With litt...

The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey - Paperback

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by Linda Greenlaw (Author)The term fisherwoman does not exactly roll trippingly off the tongue, and Linda Greenlaw, the world's only female swordfish boat captain, isn't flattered when people insist on calling her one. "I am a woman. I am a fisherman. . . I am not a fisherwoman, fisherlady, or fishergirl. If anything else, I am a thirty-seven-year-old tomboy. It's a word I have never outgrown." Greenlaw also happens to be one of the most successful fishermen in the Grand Banks commercial flee...

Ingemar Johansson: Swedish Heavyweight Boxing Champion - Paperback

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by Ken Brooks (Author) Ingemar Johansson's right hand--dubbed "The Hammer of Thor"--was the most fearsome in boxing, and Johansson's three fights with Floyd Patterson rank among the sport's classic rivalries. Yet most fans know little about the Swedish playboy who won the world heavyweight championship with a shocking third round knockout of Patterson and held it for six days short of a year (1959-1960). During his reign, the raffish "Ingo" hit fashionable nightspots on two continents, romanc...

Three Strides Before the Wire: The Dark and Beautiful World of Horse Racing - Paperback

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by Elizabeth Mitchell (Author)Now in paperback, reporter Elizabeth Mitchell introduces her readers to the mysterious, mercurial world of horse racing in a book that's as fast-paced and colorful as a day at the track. Focusing on the 1999 Derby winner Charismatic, Mitchell traces this horse's amazing and ultimately tragic story, from the birth of a foal through its surprising rise to fame. Mitchell also follows the major players in Charismatic's life, including the family who bred him, the tra...

Blackguards and Red Stockings: A History of Baseball's National Association, 1871-1875, Revised Edition - Paperback

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by William J. Ryczek (Author) It was a novel experiment as baseball's leading men formed the National Association, bringing order to the hodgepodge of professional and amateur clubs that made up the sport from the end of the Civil War through 1870. It was an imperfect beginning to organized professional sports in America--the league was plagued by gambling, contract jumping and rumors of dishonest play--but it laid the groundwork for the multi-billion-dollar enterprises of the 21st century. L...

The Cleveland Rams: The NFL Champs Who Left Too Soon, 1936-1945 - Paperback

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by James C. Sulecki (Author)In 2016 the Rams left St. Louis for Los Angeles--having departed L.A. for St. Louis in 1995--and caused much heartbreak among fans. NFL teams are notorious for decamping to more profitable markets and the Rams' history of opportunistic moves goes back to 1946, when they left Cleveland, their original hometown, where fans had cheered them to a championship a month earlier. The move to L.A. from Cleveland shocked the NFL and shook up its power structure. It also jolt...

Rowdy Patsy Tebeau and the Cleveland Spiders: Fighting to the Bottom of Baseball, 1887-1899 - Paperback

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by David L. Fleitz (Author) In an era of rowdy teams, the Cleveland Spiders (1887-1899) were baseball's rowdiest. Managed by Oliver "Patsy" Tebeau, a quick-tempered infielder, the Spiders seemed to heap abuse of one kind or another on everyone--umpires, opposing teams, even the fans. Their aggression never brought home the pennant, but Cleveland's battles with the league's top clubs, including an 1895 Temple Cup victory over the Baltimore Orioles, are now legendary. Yet the story of the Spide...

When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It!: Inspiration and Wisdom from One of Baseball's Greatest Heroes - Paperback

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by Yogi Berra (Author), Dave Kaplan (Author)An exciting new collection of sublimely simple wisdom from a bestselling author, celebrated athlete, and a true American hero. Three-time MVP and Hall of Famer Yogi Berra hit home runs twice in a row with his two previous books, The Yogi Book and It Ain't Over. Now, his winning streak will continue with this latest work -- a collection of appealing, funny, and surprisingly moving essays on life, happiness, and getting through the slumps. Filled wit...

Charles Ebbets: The Man Behind the Dodgers and Brooklyn's Beloved Ballpark - Paperback

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by John G. Zinn (Author)Much has been written about the legendary players and managers of baseball's Deadball Era (1901-1919). Far less attention has been given to the club owners, like Charles Ebbets. In 1898, after a 15 year apprenticeship, he became president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, taking over a chronic second division team in poor financial condition. Over the next 25 years, he organized four pennant-winning clubs and developed one of the most profitable franchises in the game--while bu...

Pud Galvin: Baseball's First 300-Game Winner - Paperback

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by Brian Martin (Author) Despite his outstanding pitching record, James Francis "Pud" Galvin (1856-1902) was largely forgotten after his premature death. During his 18-year career with Pittsburgh, Buffalo and St. Louis, he was one of the best-paid players in the game--but died penniless. The diminutive hurler was the first to reach 300 wins (and only four pitchers have amassed more). A determined researcher documented Galvin's record decades after his death and he was enshrined in the Hall of...

The Teammates: A Portrait of Friendship - Paperback

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by David Halberstam (Author), Jane Leavy (Introduction by)More than 6 years after his death David Halberstam remains one of this country's most respected journalists and revered authorities on American life and history in the years since WWII. A Pulitzer Prize-winner for his ground-breaking reporting on the Vietnam War, Halberstam wrote more than 20 books, almost all of them bestsellers. His work has stood the test of time and has become the standard by which all journalists measure themselve...

All Fishermen Are Liars: True Tales from the Dry Dock Bar - Paperback

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by Linda Greenlaw (Author)Just before Christmas, Linda meets up with her best friend and fellow fisherman Alden Leeman for lunch and a drink at the Dry Dock, a well-worn watering hole in Portland, Maine. Alden, the captain of Linda's first fishing expedition, has seen his share of mishaps and adventures at sea. When Linda shares memories of navigating her ship through one of the craziest storms she's ever seen, Alden quickly follows up with his own tales. Then other fishermen, who are sitting...

Baseball Coach's Survival Guide: Practical Techniques and Materials for Building an Effective Program and a Winning Team - Paperback

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by Jerry Weinstein (Author), Tom Alston (Author)Here is a comprehensive, practical resource that makes building a successful baseball program considerably easier for both the new and the experienced coach. Included are proven techniques and ready-to-use materials for virtually every aspect of the coach s job, from recruiting to training talent for each position.Back JacketHere is a comprehensive, practical resource that makes building a successful baseball program considerably easier for both...

In the Blink of an Eye: Dale, Daytona, and the Day That Changed Everything - Paperback

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by Michael Waltrip (Author), Ellis Henican (Author)There was one lap to go in the 2001 Daytona 500, NASCAR's most celebrated event. Michael Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were running one-two. Junior's legendary dad, the driver race fans called "The Intimidator," was close behind in third, blocking anyone who might try to pass. Waltrip couldn't stop thinking about all the times he'd struggled to stay ahead -- and the 462 NASCAR Cup races he'd lost without a single win. He'd been a race-car dr...

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by Pete Goss (Author)On November 3, 1996, former Royal Marine Pete Goss embarked on the most grueling competition in his sailing career: the Vend e Globe, a nonstop, single-handed round-the-world yacht race. For the next seven weeks he met every challenge in his stormy path, from combating waves the height of six-story buildings to grappling with his spinnaker in high winds. Then everything began going wrong: His sails were destroyed, his navigation equipment proved useless. And on Christmas ...

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by Bill Gutman (Author)In January 2000, shortly after the New York Jets ended their '99 season, their coach, Bill Parcells, retired. By then he had won 149 games, lost 106, tied one, led three major pro football teams out of serious slumps, and taken two of them to the Super Bowl. He had made football history; he'd become the NFL's miracle man. Both intimidating and disarming, with a tongue like a whip and the temperament of a tyrant, Bill Parcells joined the failing New York Giants in 1983. ...

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by Ann Hunter (Author)A new year has come to North Oak, and with it a new life for Alexandra Anderson.Still haunted by Ashley's brutal death, Alex worries she won't seem grateful if she's unhappy. To make it worse, Promenade has been nominated to the Keeneland Yearling Sale.She's going to lose everything... again.It's too painful to let love in and easier to be angry at the world for her abusive past than to let it go. Easier to put up walls so no one knows she's hurting.Will Alex be able to ...

Lost T'ai-chi Classics from the Late Ch'ing Dynasty - Paperback

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by Douglas Wile (Author)Analysis of rich new material allows Wile to make a fresh survey of longstanding issues: the origins of T'ai-chi; the authorship of the classics; the differences between Wu, Yang, and Li; and the roles of such figures as Chang San-feng, Wang Tsung-yueh, Chiang Fa, and the formerly missing link, Ch'ang Nai-chou.Back JacketDouglas Wiles translates and analyzes four collections of recently released nineteenth-century manuscripts on T'ai-chi ch'uan. These writings of Wu's ...

Higher Goals: Women's Ice Hockey and the Politics of Gender - Paperback

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by Nancy Theberge (Author)Offers a fascinating ethnography of physicality and gender relations in women's team contact sports.Author BiographyNancy Theberge is Professor in the Departments of Kinesiology and Sociology at the University of Waterloo. She is coeditor of Sport and the Sociological Imagination and coauthor of Why People Recreate. Number of Pages: 195 Dimensions: 0.43 x 8.86 x 5.87 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: August 10, 2000

The Best Olympics Ever?: Social Impacts of Sydney 2000 - Paperback

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by Helen Jefferson Lenskyj (Author)Uses the Sydney Olympics as a prism through which to explore recent Olympic scandals, media coverage, reform efforts, and controversies.Author BiographyHelen Jefferson Lenskyj is Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto. She is the author of Inside the Olympic Industry: Power, Politics, and Activism, also published by SUNY Press; Women, Sport, and Physical Activity: Selected Research Themes; and Out of Bounds: Women, Sport, and Sexuality. Number o...