History of sport

In this delightful history of the sport, Frommer captures the flavor, smell, and craziness of the early days of baseball.

Harry Parker was probably the most important figure in American rowing of the past century.

'Clever, funny, authoritative and illuminating' - Times Literary Supplement 'Filled with passion, humour, and a little bit of welcome weirdness.

It is generally forgotten that cricket rather than rugby union was the 'national game' in New Zealand until the early years of the twentieth century.

As the commercialization of sport grows, the need for proper regulation increases.

This is the first book to examine the body in training in the context of religion, sport and wider physical culture, offering important insight into the performative, social, cultural and gendered aspects of somatic discipline and exercise.

Written by acclaimed sports author and oral historian Harvey Frommer and with an introduction by pro football Hall of Famer Frank Gifford, When It Was Just a Game tells the fascinating story of the ground-breaking AFLNFL World Championship Football game played on January 15, 1967: Packers vs.

This volume is a significant contribution to the study of contemporary European culture.

This text looks at how an understanding of rugby can provide insight into what it has meant to "e;be a man"e; in societies influenced by the ideals of Victorian upper and middle classes.

For nearly two decades Alan Trammell displayed an all-around game as a fielder, hitter, and base runner that was rare for shortstops of his era.

In December 1935, Zdenek Koubek, one of the most famous sprinters in European women s sports, declared he was now living as a man.

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Evolving for centuries in relative isolation, sport in Japan developed a unique character reflective of Japanese culture and society.

The Detroit Tigers were founding members of the American League and have been the Motor City's team for more than a century.

A captivating look into the remarkable career and controversial life of a baseball Hall of Famer.

This multidisciplinary book draws on sociology, cultural studies, anthropology and history, to explore the diversity, challenges and achievements of Latin American women in sport.

Each generation of Pirate fans has been blessed with a pantheon of heroes: Honus Wagner, Pie Traynor, Bill Mazeroski, Roberto Clemente and Willie Stargell.

The governance of international sport is dominated by the SINGOs (sporting international non-governmental organisations).

For more than a century Johnny Evers has been conjoined with Chicago Cubs teammates Frank Chance and Joe Tinker, thanks to eight lines of verse by a New York columnist.

From its very inception the Soviet state valued the merits and benefits of physical culture, which included not only sport but also health, hygiene, education, labour and defence.

In an era when college football coaches frequently command higher salaries than university presidents, many call for reform to restore the balance between amateur athletics and the educational mission of schools.

More than seventy years after his death, Babe Ruth continues to fascinate generations of fans.

This two-volume set features 400 articles on African-Americans in sports, including biographical entries as well as entries on events, tournaments, leagues, clubs, films, and associations.

From gridiron to diamond, lawn to green, a legendary sportswriter captures the wins, losses, and draws of an exciting period in American sports historyThroughout his long and distinguished career, Herbert Warren Wind covered many of the most dramatic contests and iconic athletes of the twentieth century.

Burleigh Grimes--forever to be remembered as the ill-tempered spitballer with the perpetual five o'clock shadow.

The 1948 World Series gave fans an unusual showdown--neither of the contestants had seen the Fall Classic for a generation.

Babe Ruth was 40 and flabby in 1935.

Figurational sociology offers an important set of conceptual and methodological tools for helping us to understand sport, leisure and health and their relationship to wider society.

Winner of 72 professional motorcycle races around the world and now a bestselling author, Carl Fogarty has been photographed more than most.

A behind-the-scenes perspective on Buffalo Bills history from longtime broadcaster John Murphy As the longtime play-by-play voice of the Buffalo Bills, John Murphy knows what it means to live and breathe Bills football.

Bill Russell was not the first African American to play professional basketball, but he was its first black superstar.

Melvin Thomas Ott was smaller than most home run sluggers, at 5'9"e;, 170 pounds, but he could sure hit 'em as far as the big boys.

The Olympic Games have become the world's greatest media and marketing event-a global celebration of exceptional athletics gilded with corporate cash.

Australians are surrounded by beaches.

Can we truly call football England's 'national' game?

During 75 seasons of baseball (1946-2020), 71 teams in 21 minor leagues represented 35 Canadian cities, playing either under the aegis of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (called Minor League Baseball since 1999) or independently.

Few remember that Shea Stadiumand indeed the Mets baseball club itselfarose out of a dispute between two oversized egos: New York City official Robert Moses and Brooklyn Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley.

Amazing Tales from the 2004 Boston Red Sox Dugout is a different kind of look back at the incredible championship seasonthrough the eyes of the players involved.

Controversy erupted in spring 2001 when Chicago's mostly white Southside Catholic Conference youth sports league rejected the application of the predominantly black St.

Some of the most influential women in sports tell their stories of courage, adversity, and triumph to trailblazer Bonnie-Jill Laflin.

Rediscovering soccer's long history in the U.

Britain has a long and distinguished history as an Olympic nation.

Part history, part biography, this study examines the Black athlete's search to unify what W.

From the history-steeped 'home of cricket' at Lord's, to the mecca of Indian cricket at Eden Gardens, this encompassing guide ranges across five continents to bring you the best cricket venues the world has to offer.

This book seeks to redress the balance of reporting in the sport's literature which has always favoured the activities of aquatic gentlemen at the public schools, Oxford and Cambridge Universities, Henley Regatta and on the River Thames.

What if Babe Ruth had not been sold to the Yankees in 1920 and instead played his entire career in Boston?

Sport officials are tasked with maintaining order and adjudicating sport contests.

This dual biography highlights the transformative influence of Sam Lacy and Wendell Smith, two journalists who changed American sport and society through their calls to desegregate Major League Baseball and recognize Black baseball players.