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Ronald T. Waldo - Baseball's Roaring Twenties

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Ronald T. Waldo

Baseball's Roaring Twenties

2017

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1 Seedy Individuals, Black Sox, and Baseball’s Dirty Laundry S. 1-20

„… Landis rendered his pun-ishment for the eight Black Sox players, who were already on baseball’sineligible …” „… Immediately after the indictments were handed down, White Sox own-SEEDY INDIVIDUALS, BLACK SOX, AND BASEBALL’S …” „… .’”15SEEDY INDIVIDUALS, BLACK SOX, AND BASEBALL’S DIRTY LAUNDRY 7It was insinuated that this statement …”

3 Duster, Heinie, Casey, and Other Unique Major League Performers S. 41-60

„… Weinert [Philip “Lefty” Wei-nert] of Philadelphia are the hardest-hitting pitchers in baseball.”“How do …” „… and phenomenal diamond ex-ploits were a major contributing factor to baseball experiencing a re-birth …” „… during the 1920s. Jaded baseball fans, who had grown skepticalabout the game’s integrity following the …”

Bibliography S. 257-262

„… Battle for BaseballSupremacy in New York. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2010.Stanton, Tom. Ty …” „… , http://www.milb.comNational Baseball Hall of Fame, http://www.baseballhall.orgNational Football Foundation …” „… Books/University ofNebraska Press, 1995.Armour, Mark. Joe Cronin: A Life in Baseball. Lincoln: University of …”

Notes S. 231-256

„… 231NOTES1. SEEDY INDIVIDUALS, BLACK SOX, AND BASEBALL’S DIRTYLAUNDRY1. Ralph Davis, “Ralph Davis …” „… , “Laughs from the Diamond,” Spokane Daily Chronicle,April 29, 1929, 1.17. “Baseball-By Plays,” February 19 …” „… : Giants’ Out-fielder and Coach Out of Organized Baseball,”Ottawa Evening Citizen, Octo-ber 2, 1924, 7.13 …”

12 Turning the Page on Another Great Baseball Era S. 223-230

„… 22312TURNING THE PAGE ON ANOTHERGREAT BASEBALL ERA“Listen to me big boy, some of these days you are …” „… baseball eras have stood the test of time, leaving their markbecause the game possessed its own distinctive …” „… changed, the crazy and unique antics of characters from thediamond remain part of baseball lore, allowing …”

Index S. 263-276

„… baseball,184–185Harriss, William Jennings Bryan “Slim,” x,54, 56, 59; black cat jinx, 54–56;macaroni model …” „… ,” 154Big Apple, 213Big Guy, 93Bigbee, Carson, 157, 176–177Birmingham, Alabama, 160Bishop, Max, 114Black …” „… Sox, 8–9, 11, 17–19, 22Black Tuesday, 224Blackburne, Lena, 181–182Blades, Ray, 125Blake, Harrington …”

Preface

„… , Black Sox, and Baseball’s Dirty Laundry 12 The Big Bam Ushers in a New Baseball Era with Gusto 213 …” „… BASEBALL’SROARING TWENTIESBASEBALL’SROARING TWENTIESA DECADE OF LEGENDS,CHARACTERS,AND DIAMOND …” „… : Baseball—United States—History—20th century. | Baseball players—UnitedStates--Biography.Classification: LCC GV863 …”

2 The Big Bam Ushers in a New Baseball Era with Gusto S. 21-40

„… baseball.“I have my plans,” said Landis, after being asked in St. Louis tooutline his ideas for ridding …” „… about the new power master on his team whosethunderous hitting style was revolutionizing baseball:We …” „… idol1Baseball’s owners realized the importance of selecting a strong manwho possessed a deep …”

4 Yankees’ Swagger, Shanty, Tiny, Possum, and Interesting Diamond Incidents S. 61-80

„… organization was at the forefront when it came to baseball-related policy or events.While Babe Ruth and his …” „… , Mrs.Collins expressed pride about her son Pat playing baseball:I think it is a fine game and a clean sport …” „… Collins’s mother finally found her love for the game of baseball,which continued to thrive during the 1920s …”

7 Bush League Madness and Players Wreaking Havoc in the Minors S. 123-142

„… guesser in baseball.Mueller simply chose the wrong time to do things, for example, turningsecond base when …” „… centerCHAPTER 7142fielder stopped dead in his tracks and refused to pick up the baseball,which had ceased …” „… roller come to him ratherthan charging the baseball1Keeping the faith is a crucial mantra for baseball …”

9 Bad Boys, Problem Players, and Misunderstood Characters S. 163-182

„… specific form of baseball jurisprudence or punish-ment being enacted. Some of these problem players …” „… baseball’s supreme judge, other players expressed apprehensionwhen they were involved in incidents that …” „… ending—were not re-stricted to baseball players driving their own automobiles. On July 10,1925, the …”

8 Clowning around, Indulgence, Dissipation, and Refusing to Embrace Volstead S. 143-162

„… baseball,seriously. Players who embraced the spirit of the times through partyingand lavish celebration were usually …” „… between these men and the rugged individuals from baseball’sDeadball Era was centered on the fact that …” „… that I won’t tolerate your drinking, no matter how manygames you win for me.”1Throughout baseball’s …”

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J. Christopher Schutz

Jackie Robinson

2016

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Chapter 3 The World of Black Baseball S. 29-42

„… C H A P T E R T H R E EThe World of Black BaseballIn 1872, Bud Fowler put on a glove for a New …” „… community, Rob-inson never found himself a satisfying home in the world of black baseball.He brought the …” „… Castle, Pennsylvania, teamand became the first paid black professional baseball player. Bouncing arounda …”

Chapter 6 ‘‘To Be Jackie Robinson’’: His Further Years in the Majors, 1949–1956 S. 89-112

„… haddisappeared.By then, black baseball had tried a number of different approaches to keepitself aloft. Ironically …” „… Clowns, the largest draw in black baseball, for-mally withdrew from the Negro League and became simply an …” „… of fulldesegregation, black baseball’s failing health was the canary in the coalmine.Those African …”

Chapter 4 ‘‘A Badge of Martyrdom’’: Robinson’s Entry into White Baseball S. 43-68

„… color line, there was public pres-sure from black and white sportswriters to stop baseball segregation …” „… C H A P T E R F O U R‘‘A Badge of Martyrdom’’Robinson’s Entry into White BaseballBranch Rickey’s …” „… baseball.’’After short stints as a professional player, Branch Rickey had begun hisMajor League management career …”

Bibliographic Essay S. 163-166

„… NeilLanctot’s Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution (Phil-adelphia: University of …” „… Baseball, BlackBusiness: Race Enterprise and the Fate of the Segregated Dollar (Jackson: Univer-sity Press …” „… , Jackie Robinson: A Biography (New York: Knopf, 1997) and Jules Tygiel,Baseball’s Great Experiment: Jackie …”

Chapter 5 The Great Experiment: Robinson Ascends to the Major Leagues S. 69-88

„… sportswriterRic Roberts remembers, ‘‘Most people don’t realize what pride Josh took inbeing ‘Mr. Black Baseball …” „… mental hospital.Sadly, his health seemed to mirror the fate of black baseball. Just as theNegro League …” „… , especially as the white press handled baseball’sintegration far more quietly, often limiting any news on …”

Afterword S. 157-162

„… baseball club unveiled a statueof two men, side by side, one black and one white. They stand simplyenough …” „… .’’ Robinson, he contended, was ‘‘the Dr. Kingof baseball.’’PAGE 157157................. 18849$ AFWD 02-16-16 …” „… ’’ of thepast quarter century. Delivering an appreciation, black basketball legend BillRussell …”

Introduction S. 1-4

„… black baseball star gave way to his laterPAGE 11................. 18849$ INTR 02-16-16 15:14:12 PS2 …” „… whites’ celebratory memories ofopening the turnstiles fully to black baseball players. The story is rife …” „… Vietnam War and unfettered capitalism). This defanged,sunnier depiction of the baseball great serves as …”

Chapter 7 Robinson Off the Diamond S. 113-144

„… continued to impress the baseball legend in the months tocome, making multiple appearances to black leaders …” „… , Jackie Robinson foundhimself once again a black man in a white man’s world. Having made hismark in the …” „… addressed bothsports and—in a break with tradition for a black man—social issues. Hisfavorite guest would be …”

Preface

„… sports—United States—History. Discrimination insports—United States—History. Baseball—United …” „… , read-able, and up-to-date lives of leading black figures in American history, inwidely varying fields of …” „… Movement, J. Todd Moye(2013)Booker T. Washington: Black Leadership in the Age of Jim Crow, Raymond W.Smock …”

Chapter 8 Early Sunset on a Legend S. 145-156

„… samefor Jackie Robinson Sr.’s physical condition. In his first year out of baseball,he had been diagnosed …” „… elder Robinson’slong absences—both during his baseball career and the ample time spenttouring the …” „… assistingyoung black males with the very demons that afflicted his own son. Furtherweighing on his mind must have …”

Chapter 1 Before the Legend: The Young Robinson S. 5-14

„… black churches and her hopes for a betterlife in ashes, she fled to the warmer racial clime of …” „… care-fully restricted its black population from a number of public venues andservices, from segregated movie …” „… theaters to groceries barring black customers.The public swimming pool, for example, was only open to …”

Chapter 2 Freedom Fighter S. 15-28

„… com-ing years. One was a tryout at the Pasadena training facility of the MajorLeague white baseball club …” „… hardship) no doubt also reflecteda reluctance shared by many other young blacks to support the war …” „… the rightto vote, with the right to work, and the right to live without insult.’’ Asthose black …”

Index S. 167-174

„… Venezuela, 60–61Barnum, Phineas T., 43Bartlett, Ray, 10Baseball Hall of Fame induction, 130–33Basie, Count …” „… , 24–26Belafonte, Harry, 122Bell, Papa, 37, 112Benson, Gene, 52Bethune, Mary McLeod, 92Black, Joe, 101 …” „… Black, William, 107–8, 114 114–15,121–22black business ownership, 138black nationalism, 132–33Black …”

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Martin Gitlin - Powerful Moments in Sports

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Martin Gitlin

Powerful Moments in Sports

2017

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1 White Sox Give Baseball a Black Eye S. 1-12

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Kristina Brümmer, Alexandra Janetzko, Thomas Alkemeyer - Ansätze einer Kultursoziologie des Sports

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Kristina Brümmer (ed.), Alexandra Janetzko (ed.), Thomas Alkemeyer (ed.)

Ansätze einer Kultursoziologie des Sports

Series: Kultursoziologie und Kulturgeschichte der Gegenwart | Sociology of Culture and Contemporary Cultural History

Volume 1 2021

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Michael L. Butterworth Sports, Politics, and Media Representations S. 311-332

„… Jackie Robinson’s 1947 season in Major League Baseball (MLB), in which he ‘broke the color barrier’. This …” „… stated, “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and …” „… . Billings/Black 2018). Then, in the summer of 2020, a resurgence of athlete activism brought renewed attention to …”

Olaf Stieglitz Kulturgeschichte des Körpers S. 113-134

„… zum übergeordneten historiografischen Forschungsparadigma. Der Baseball-Historiker Jules Tygiel fasste …” „… – how developments in the game of baseball reflect American society and the ways in which our nation has …” „… 11, H. 3, S. 499–513. Caponi-Tabery, Gena (2008): Jump for Joy. Jazz, Basketball, and Black Culture …”

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Stefan Rinke, Kay Schiller - The FIFA World Cup 1930 – 2010

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Stefan Rinke (ed.), Kay Schiller (ed.)

The FIFA World Cup 1930 – 2010

2014

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David Goldblatt Another Kind of History. Globalization, Global History and the World Cup S. 13-29

„… boxing, David Foster Wallace on tennis, Mark Twain and Robert Coover on baseball and Barbara Ehrenreich …” „… multi-stranded story of Cold War America begins with a baseball game. The final play-off in the long struggle …” „… . 4 See, J. Tygiel (2000) “The Shot Heard Round the World” in Past Times: Baseball as History, Oxford …”

Joshua H. Nadel Cup of Welcome? Media, Marketing, Latinos, and the 1994 World Cup S. 298-317

„… thirst for American football or baseball. But this has hardly been the case. Instead, what we have seen …” „… . Board of Education that legally desegregated the country on black-white lines) ended the practice of …” „… Hispanic neighborhoods, HIV/AIDS risk among the Latino population, and similarities between black and …”

Keith Brewster, Claire “He hath not done this for any other nation”. Mexico’s 1970 and 1986 World Cups S. 199-219

„… still labouring with a black-and-white television system.11 This same entrepreneurial edge may have …” „… were indifferent to or unaware of Mexico’s bid and quoted one baseball manager’s reaction: “they should …”

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