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Hal Chase
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Author : Martin Donell Kohout
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2017-07-06
Hal Chase written by Martin Donell Kohout and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-06 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Hal Chase is considered by many to be one of the best first basemen ever to play the game of baseball. He was able to make the routine look spectacular, the spectacular look routine. But Chase will never have his plaque in Cooperstown because he has gone down in history as the biggest crook in baseball. Chase was repeatedly accused of throwing games, bribing players, betting against his own team, and various other crimes, yet with his relaxed nature he always managed to get off the hook for his misdeeds by working his charm. His major league career lasted from 1905 to 1919, and by the mid-1930s he was a destitute alcoholic living off friends. The last fifteen years of Chase's life saw him hospitalized repeatedly for a variety of ailments, living off a sister and brother-in-law who loathed him. This work traces the turbulent life and times of Hal Chase from his humble beginnings to his sad end.
The Black Prince Of Baseball
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Author : Donald Dewey
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2016-05-01
The Black Prince Of Baseball written by Donald Dewey and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
As America lurched into the twentieth century, its national pastime was afflicted with the same moral malaise that was enveloping the rest of the nation. Players regularly bet on games, games were routinely fixed, and league politics were as dirty as the base paths. Against this backdrop, Hal Chase emerged as one of the game's greatest players and also as one of its most scandalous characters. With charisma and bravado that earned him the nickname The Prince, Chase charmed his way across America, spinning lies in the afternoon, dealing high-stakes poker at night, and gambling with beautiful women until dawn. Most notoriously of all, he undermined his stature as the era's greatest first baseman by conniving with gamblers to fix games and draw teammates into his diamond conspiracies. But as Donald Dewey and Nicholas Acocella reveal in their groundbreaking biography, The Black Prince of Baseball, Chase was also a scapegoat for baseball notables with hands even dirtier than his. These included league officials who ignored facts in an attempt to pin the 1919 Black Sox scandal on him and--a previously unknown twist--the fabled John McGraw, who perjured himself on a witness stand against the first baseman. Although Chase, contrary to popular belief, was never banned from the major leagues, meticulous research by the authors implicates him in other shady enterprises as well, not least an attempt to blackmail revivalist Aimee Semple McPherson. As The Black Prince of Baseball makes clear, in his protean talents and larcenies, Hal Chase personified all the excesses of Ragtime.
A Prince At First
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Author : Ed Dinger
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2002-05-23
A Prince At First written by Ed Dinger and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-05-23 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Nicknamed Prince Hal, first baseman Hal Chase was the first captain of the New York Yankees in the early years of the twentieth century (when the team was known as the Highlanders). Widely regarded as one of the most gifted first basemen ever to play the game, he is also regarded as the most corrupt individual to play. Prince Hal's charismatic personality, however, helped him overcome repeated accusations of throwing games, bribing players, betting against his own team and various other misbehaviors. At the time of the 1919 World Series fix--the so-called Black Sox scandal--he was thought to have been the mastermind and was banned from organized ball. He died penniless in a state hospital after World War II, the victim of beriberi brought on by years of alcoholism and poor diet. This is a fictional but carefully factual "autobiography." Based on extensive research, it chronicles Chase's many exploits. Even more revealing, it also traces the corruption of the man's soul.
Hal Chase Frontier 1925
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Author : John Smirch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Hal Chase Frontier 1925 written by John Smirch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Baseball categories.
The Last Stand Of Outlaw Baseball
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-05-30
The Last Stand Of Outlaw Baseball written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-30 with categories.
Series # 1 is from my three book, a baseball trilogy, detailing the Historical Record of the 1925 Frontier League as Documented from the life experience of John Lawrence Smirch as a Copper League ball player Highlighting ten games and the historical events that took place in this Southwest Outlaw League 100 years ago. The 1925 Frontier League as it happened.
The Betrayal
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Author : Charles Fountain
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2016
The Betrayal written by Charles Fountain and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with History categories.
A new account of one of the most famous scandals in sports history shows how the 1919 fixing of the World Series forever changed the way America's pastime was both managed and perceived.
California Baseball From The Pioneers To The Glory Years
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Author : Chris Goode
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2009-10-14
California Baseball From The Pioneers To The Glory Years written by Chris Goode and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-14 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Beginning in the 1890s, the book examines the personalities, schools, teams, managers, and owners that helped shape baseball in California. It provides an insightful history of the game from the perspective of the California minor leagues, particularly the California League and Pacific Coast League. While focusing on the lives of a select group of pioneers integral to the sport in the Golden State, it reveals a representative and interesting sample of the achievements, events, and contributions spanning a half-century. Frank Chance, Walter Johnson, Hal Chase, Mike Donlin, Charlie Graham, Hap Hogan, Hen Berry, and Cy Moreing lead teams including Santa Clara College, St. Mary's, the Los Angeles Angels, Stockton Millers, San Jose Prune Pickers, Vernon Tigers, Santa Cruz Sand Crabs, Oakland Oaks, and San Francisco Seals. We begin in San Francisco in 1897 at the genesis of professional baseball in California ' at the San Francisco Examiner Baseball Tournament.
Touching Base
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Author : Steven A. Riess
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 1999-07-26
Touching Base written by Steven A. Riess and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-07-26 with Business & Economics categories.
Discusses the ideology of baseball, professional baseball and urban politics, politics, ballparks, and the neighborhoods, social reform, and baseball as a source of social mobility.
Charley Chase
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Author : I. Joseph Hyatt
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-05-31
Charley Chase written by I. Joseph Hyatt and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-31 with categories.
"Charley Chase: The Hal Roach Years" celebrates Chases's films with selected full color lobby cards, press books, posters and trade ads from the original theatrical releases of his films that were from the Hal Roach Studios. Press books from "Poker at Eight," "Life Hesitates at 40," "Vamp 'till Ready," and "The Count Takes the Count" are fully reproduced here so you can see the original material that creative theater managers could use to draw in an audience back in the days when movie exhibition was an art form.
The Golden Game
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Author : Kevin Nelson
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2015-07-01
The Golden Game written by Kevin Nelson and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The Golden Game presents in words and pictures 150 years of baseball history, from sandlot ball in the 1850s and the Pacific Coast League to the western arrival of the Dodgers, Giants, Angels, Athletics, and Padres. Here is a stirring, colorfully written narrative about the state that has been the birthplace and proving ground for more Major Leaguers than any other, including Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, and Jackie Robinson. Blending U.S. and California history as a backdrop to a narrative rich with anecdotes, The Golden Game reveals the significant impact that California has had on baseball history. Written not just for Californians but for all baseball fans, The Golden Game goes beyond its geographic boundaries to tell the fascinating saga of California baseball and how it has indelibly shaped the national pastime.