History of sport Books

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

On August 12th, 1994, the longest work stoppage in MLB history began. Edward Porcelli, author of "Scabs Heal All Wounds", tells the story of the strike from a replacement player’s perspective during perhaps the darkest time in MLB history...

Sport is the greatest pastime in the world. Soccer is the greatest, and most popular, sport.Every fan knows that the epitome of soccer excitement builds through a four-year cycle, a process of preparation and qualification, culminating in the World Cup...

A young German immigrant, Barney Dreyfuss was an American success story in business and in baseball. He fell in love with the game after settling in Paducah, Kentucky, where he discovered he had a knack for assembling good players on the diamond...

In 1967, in the midst of a nail-biting six-week pennant race, the Red Sox, Tigers, Twins and White Sox stood deadlocked atop the American League. Never before or since have four teams tied for the lead in baseball's final month. The stakes were...

Sports and nationalism are two forms of imagining and actively constructing the connections that justify and explain belonging to a community. However, as practices involving diverse actors in historically and culturally specific contexts, they are also...

When Jack Sharkey retired in 1936 after twelve years of boxing, he had carved out a career that was both exciting and controversial. But, despite having been the world heavyweight champion and enormously popular, sadly he is almost completely forgotten...

In this cross-cutting cultural history, Gregg Bocketti traces the origins of soccer in Brazil from its elitist, Eurocentric identity as "foot-ball" at the end of the nineteenth century to its subsequent mythologization as the specifically Brazilian...

Iowa six-player girls' basketball was the most successful sporting activity for girls in American history, at its zenith involving more than 70 percent of the girls in the state. The state tournament was so popular-regularly drawing fifteen thousand...

 Civil unrest at home, war abroad, and political uncertainty gripped the nation as the 1970s approached. In the summer of 1969, as a tumultuous decade of American history neared its end, Major League Baseball presented sports fans with a thrilling...

Cultures and nations remember themselves with select bodily images, evocative rituals and texts. This volume illustrates how sport is used in the creation, maintenance and now global dissemination of a nation's cherished values. Carefully drawn cases of...

The 1930s saw the birth of the football idol - prototype for today's powerful media sport stars. The players of the 1930s were the first generation of professionals, yet until recently the life and careers of footballers of this generation has been...

The history of the Albany Municipal Golf Course is tied up with vagabonds and duffers, young hotshots and league sandbaggers. With its dirt tees and infamous hills, the "Muny" was a course people loved to hate, but for thousands of Albany residents it...

Since 1990, Britain has seen a period of unprecedented public investment in, and political commitment to, sport. In this book, Iain Lindsey and Barrie Houlihan examine and analyze sport policy since the appointment of John Major as leader of the...

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. Physical culture propaganda was directed at the Soviet population, and...

The game of rugby has changed significantly in the course of its history. In the early part of the 19th century it evolved from a folk game played by the working class to a recreational activity for public schoolboys. From the 1820s rugby represented an...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Sport - Sportgeschichte, Note: 2,3, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Arbeit analysiert die Veränderungen der Motive, die den Gladiatorenkämpfen zugrunde lagen. Diese Veränderungen...

Tesis (Diplomatura) del año 2013 en eltema Deporte - Historia del deporte, Nota: Excelente, , Materia: 2012-2013, Idioma: Español, Resumen: La presente investigación aborda los problemas de la formación de valores y la educación valoral, tema de...

There is a lot of archery out there-and it isn't just shooting a bow. Moreover, there are different ways to shoot a bow, many different bows, and five national archery organizations. Jake Veit, former NFAA Master Coach, USAA Level IV National Coach &...

This is an account of Hibernian's progress in the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and European competitions. It is about the team, not individuals except outstanding results such as Hearts 3 Joe Baker 4.

At the turn of the 20th century, track and field in the U.S. was the domain of the wealthy. While baseball and prize-fighting attracted athletes from the lower orders of society, athletic clubs generally recruited the top sporting graduates from...

Few players in the history of baseball suffered as many professional setbacks as Roy Sievers (1926-2017). After an award winning rookie season in 1949, he endured a year and a half-long slump, a nearly career-ending injury and a major position...

The New York Yankees are baseball's most storied team. They first played at Hilltop Park, then moved to the Polo Grounds, then Yankee Stadium, Shea Stadium, back to the renovated Yankee Stadium, and now in the new Yankee Stadium. They also...

Tom Gamboa played baseball professionally, coached, scouted, managed in the minors and in Puerto Rico and coached in the majors with the Cubs and Royals. Scouring the country for talent, he discovered Jesse Orosco and helped develop Doug Glanville and...

The conclusion of the Sandy Koufax Era was a wild roller coaster ride for the LA Dodgers. Overly dependent on the fragile left arm of their to-be Hall of Fame left-hander, they careened from their worst season since World War II in 1964 after losing...

During the 19th century, baseball was a game with few rules, many rowdy players and just one umpire. Dirty tricks were simply part of a winning strategy--spiking, body-blocking, cutting bases short or hiding an extra ball to be used when needed were...

The names on the cast-bronze plaques hanging in the National Baseball Hall of Fame embody the history and drama of the sport--they are the royalty of baseball. Yet many inductees believed their entry into the Hall was anything but guaranteed, and even...

The 1908 American League pennant race was described as a "a fierce and fluctuating fight." With five games left in the season, each of the league's four westernmost teams still had a shot at the championship. It was the height of the Deadball Era,...

Para cuando se dieron los primeros esbozos de organización en el futbol americano en México, éste ya contaba con más de medio siglo de evolución en la Unión Americana. Los primeros intentos de traer al juego a suelo mexicano, a mediados de los 1890s,...

In 1919, members of the Chicago White Sox "threw" the World Series, intentionally losing to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for money. Two years later, after a lengthy investigation, eight players, including the immortal "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, received...

The incredible, never-before-told story of Augie Donatelli-a man fellow umpires consider a legend.Coalmines ... Bombers ... and Baseball ...Emmy Award-winning sportswriter/producer John Bacchia shares the incredible, never-before-told story of Augie...

This antique volume contains a antiquarian article on military sabre exercises, with instructions for fencing on horseback and on foot. This fascinating article was originally published for the use of military personnel and instructors, and offers an...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

SAVING TED WILLIAMSTales of Mystery, Intrigue, and RedemptionbyRichard C. JaffesonCopyright(s) 1998-2005Immediately after his passing on July 5, 2002, Ted Williams' remains were flown to Arizona where the body was treated, beheaded, frozen in liquid...

The Sportsman's British Bird Book is a comprehensive guide to the birds of Great Britain, written by Richard Lydekker and originally published in 1908. The book is intended for sportsmen and bird enthusiasts alike, and includes detailed descriptions of...

This lively collection of essays and articles showcases the many different forms of sporting pursuit that were popular in the 19th century. From cricket and fox hunting to fishing and horse racing, the author offers an engaging and informative glimpse...

A collection of exciting and humorous tales from the life of Tom Smith, a renowned sportsman of his time. Readers will be entertained by stories of Smith's adventures in a variety of sports, including hunting, fishing, and horse racing. This book is a...

Marquardt chronicles the life and career of Chick Gandil, a former baseball player whose involvement in the infamous Black Sox scandal of 1919 tarnished his reputation. Drawing on interviews with Gandil's friends and family, as well as historical...

The Spalding Baseball Collection is a treasure trove of baseball memorabilia and history. The collection includes photographs, documents, and other materials related to the sport of baseball, from its earliest days in the 19th century to the modern era...

Does competitive sport respect children's human rights? Is intensive training child labour? Is competitive stress a form of child abuse? The human rights of children have been recognized in the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and ratified...

Masterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Sport - Sportgeschichte, Note: 1,00, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Bereits 1924 hatte Adolf Hitler in seinem Buch „Mein Kampf" den zukünftigen Weg Deutschlands aufgezeigt, sollte...

Originally published in the early 1900s, this extremely scarce work on the "Sporting" Bull Terrier or Pit Bull Terrier is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. VINTAGE DOG BOOKS have republished it, using the original text and...