Barnstorming to Heaven: Syd Pollock and his great black teams
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1. Verfasser: Pollock, Alan J. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Tuscaloosa University of Alabama Press 2012
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Beschreibung:A rare insider's perspective on baseball's great barnstorming age. The Indianapolis Clowns were a black touring baseball team that featured an entertaining mix of comedy, showmanship, and skill. Sometimes referred to as the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball--though many of the Globetrotters' routines were borrowed directly from the Clowns--they captured the affection of Americans of all ethnicities and classes. Alan Pollock's father, Syd, owned the Clowns, as well as a series of black barnstorming teams that crisscrossed the country from the late 1920s until the mid-1960s. They played every
Acknowledgments; Introduction -- James A. Riley; Part One: Celebration: The Essence of the Clowns; 1. The Heart and Soul of Black Baseball; 2. Peanuts, Goose and Ed; 3. Nature Boy, Prince Jo and Birmingham Sam; Part Two: Syd Pollock: The Man Behind the Clowns; 4. Dad and Baseball; 5. View from the Office; 6. View from the Bus; Part Three: The Twenties and Thirties: Road Map; 7. Blue Sox, Red Sox and Cuban Stars; 8. Enter the Clowns; Part Four: The Forties: With Fire; 9. Denver Post Tournament Champions; 10. Bunny and Buster; 11. Style Defined and Refined; 12. Highlights and Insights
13. More Tales of Goose and Tut14. Life on the Road; 15. At the Helm; 16. Remembrance of Players Past; Part Five: The Fifties: The Jody Transition; 17. First Pennant; Photos; 18. Repeat Champions; 19. A Shortstop Named Henry; 20. Toni Stone; 21. Charlie, Connie and Peanut; 22. Jackie Robinson's All-Stars; 23. On the Road Again; 24. Farewell to the King; 25. Bobo, Yogi and Chauff; Part Six: The Sixties: A Section Reserved for Whites; 26. No Camelot for the Clowns; 27. The Clowns in Cooperstown; 28. Bobo Revisited; 29. My Roomie; 30. On Being Black and on the Road; 31. Riding into the Sunset
32. One Last HurrahPart Seven: As Mailmen Whistle; 33. The Last Whaler; 34. Legacy; Epilogue; Index
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ISBN:9780817386337
0817386335

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