Shoeless Joe And The Mill Hill Kids
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Shoeless Joe And The Mill Hill Kids
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Author : Arlene Marcley
language : en
Publisher: LifeRich Publishing
Release Date : 2018-02-20
Shoeless Joe And The Mill Hill Kids written by Arlene Marcley and has been published by LifeRich Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-20 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Times were tough for everyone in 1938. The Great Depression had left people with barely enough money for food, much less life's little pleasures. But that didn't stop the kids growing up in textile mill villages across the South from having fun. Ten-year-old Charlie Miller and his pals loved to play baseball. They made balls out of rocks, cotton, and twine, and whittled bats from sturdy pine limbs. Their team was the Smackers, and their archrivals were the Dogtown Dogs. Despite his love for the game, Charlie was not very good at it. Splinter Rawlings, village bully and leader of the Dogs, taunted Charlie and made fun of him. "You couldn't hit a ball with a two-by-four," Splinter would say to him. That hurt Charlie's feelings, and he vowed to become a better hitter. Charlie heard about a local man named Jackson who had played baseball in the Big Leagues and sought him out for advice. Little did Charlie know that his game was about to change, for the old man was a legend—a legend called "Shoeless Joe."
Textile League Baseball
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Author : Thomas K. Perry
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2018-05-18
Textile League Baseball written by Thomas K. Perry and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-18 with Sports & Recreation categories.
After the Civil War, the Yankee textile industry began a steady transfer south, bringing with it the tradition of a mill village, usually owned by the mill’s owner, where the workers and their families lived. The new game of baseball quickly became a foundation of mill village life. A rich tradition of textile league baseball in South Carolina is here reconstructed from newspaper accounts and interviews with former players and fans. Players such as “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and Champ Osteen made their marks as “lintheads” in these semipro leagues. The fierce rivalries between competing mills and the impact of the teams on mill life are recounted. Appendices list club records and rosters for many of the teams from 1880 through 1955.
The Southern Textile Basketball Tournament
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Author : Mac C. Kirkpatrick
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2005-10-18
The Southern Textile Basketball Tournament written by Mac C. Kirkpatrick and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10-18 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In 1905 Lawrence Peter Hollis went to Springfield, Massachusetts, before beginning his job as the secretary of the YMCA at Monaghan Mill in Greenville, South Carolina. While there, he met James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, and learned of the fledgling game. Armed with Dr. Naismith's rules of the game and a basketball he bought in New York, Hollis returned to the mill and changed the face of athletics in South Carolina. Lawrence Peter Hollis was one of the first to introduce basketball south of the Mason-Dixon line, and the game quickly gained popularity in the textile mill villages throughout South Carolina. In 1921 Hollis and others organized a tournament to determine the best mill team, and thus the southern Textile Basketball Tournament was born. Over the years, some of the south's top cage talent played in the tourney, including "Smokey" Barbare, Lucille Foster Thomas, Bert Hill, Earl Wooten, Billy Cunningham, Pete Maravich, Sue Vickers and Tree Rollins. Decade-by-decade, the history of one of the longest running basketball tournaments is provided, along with profiles of many prominent participants. Full rosters for all teams in all tournaments are given in the appendices, along with all-tournament selections and members of the Southern Textile Athletic Hall of Fame.
Carolina Piedmont Country
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Author : John M. Coggeshall
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 1996-10
Carolina Piedmont Country written by John M. Coggeshall and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-10 with Social Science categories.
A comprehensive view of the fascinating folklife in the Appalachian foothills of North and South Carolina
Tales From The Dugout
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Author : Tim Hagerty
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2023-03-28
Tales From The Dugout written by Tim Hagerty and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-28 with History categories.
A wild bull on the field, a fly ball caught by a train conductor, a pitcher taking the mound barefoot—Minor League Baseball has been played across the country in cities large and small for more than a century, and there are thousands of stories to tell from it. Tales from the Dugout collects the zaniest Minor League stories. Given its long history, it is no surprise that the game has encountered some bizarre things over the years. This humorous and outlandish collection of stories is sourced from newspaper archives and the Baseball Hall of Fame Library in Cooperstown, New York, and includes a foreword by former MLB All-Star Billy Butler. Whether you're a baseball fanatic or just a fan of sports history, this book captures the spirit of the game. Including: - HOLE IN ONE: In 1942, a Milwaukee Brewers batter hit a low line drive that bounced down the right field line. He rounded the bases while confused Louisville Colonels fielders searched for the ball. They eventually found it inside a gopher hole. - TOO FAR: The Denison Tigers started the 1896 Texas Association season with a pitcher's mound that was 70 feet from home plate. - MONKEYING AROUND: A chimp's escape turned a Southern Association game into pandemonium on July 17, 1909. "Henry the Chimpanzee," the New Orleans Pelicans' official mascot, busted from his cage and chased players around the field. The chimp then went after fans, who ran from him screaming. The game was delayed a few minutes while Henry was restrained. - HEADLESS CRUSHER: A police department in Ohio got a call about a missing head. The Lake Erie Crushers' mascot's head was stolen in 2011, forcing the mascot to miss a few home games. After learning through media reports that police were investigating, the thief returned the head by inconspicuously placing it under the ballpark's tarp. Tim Hagerty has broadcasted professional baseball games for 18 years. He has written hundreds of freelance national baseball articles for Baseball Digest, MLB.com, Sporting News, The Hardball Times, and other publications.
You Too Could Write A Poem
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Author : David Orr
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2017-02-07
You Too Could Write A Poem written by David Orr and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-07 with Literary Criticism categories.
A collection of reviews and essays by David Orr, the New York Times poetry columnist and one of the most respected critics in America today, his best work of the past fifteen years in one place Poetry is never more vital, meaningful, or accessible than in the hands of David Orr. In the pieces collected here, most of them written originally for the New York Times, Orr is at his rigorous, conversational, and edifying best. Whether he is considering the careers of contemporary masters, such as Louise Glück or Frederick Seidel, sizing up younger American poets, like Matthea Harvey and Matthew Zapruder, or even turning his attention to celebrities and public figures, namely Oprah Winfrey and Stephen Fry, when they choose to wade into the hotly contested waters of the poetry world, Orr is never any less than fully persuasive in arguing what makes a poem or poet great—or not. After all, as Orr points out in his introduction, “Poetry is a lot like America, in the sense that liking all of it means that you probably shouldn’t be trusted with money, or scissors.” Orr’s prose is devoted to common sense and clarity, and, in every case, he brings to bear an impeccable ear, an openhandedness of spirit, and a deep wealth of technical knowledge—to say nothing of his shrewd sense of humor. As pleasurable as it is informative, Orr’s journalism represents a high watermark in the public discussion of literature. You, Too, Could Write a Poem is at heart a love note to poetry itself.
Spencer S Mountain
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Author : Earl Hamner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961
Spencer S Mountain written by Earl Hamner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with English fiction categories.
Shoeless
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Author : David L. Fleitz
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2016-10-05
Shoeless written by David L. Fleitz and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-05 with Sports & Recreation categories.
“Shoeless” Joe Jackson was one of baseball’s greatest hitters and most colorful players. Born Joseph Jefferson Wofford Jackson on July 16, 1888, in Pickens County, South Carolina, Jackson went to work in a textile mill when he was around six years old, and got his start in baseball playing for the Brandon Mill team at the age of 13 earning $2.50 a game. He emerged as the star of the team and a favorite of fans with his hitting and throwing abilities, and moved up to play in the Carolina Association, where he received his nickname “Shoeless” because the blisters on his feet forced him to play in his stockings. He then made his move to the major leagues, signing on with the Philadelphia Athletics and rising to fame. This work chronicles Jackson’s life from his poor beginnings to his involvement in the scandal surrounding the 1919 World Series to his life after baseball and his death December 5, 1951, with most of the work focusing on his baseball career.
Lifetimes
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Author : Neil A. Hamilton
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 2002-03-30
Lifetimes written by Neil A. Hamilton and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-03-30 with History categories.
"Each entry offers a comprehensive account of the person's life and work, first-hand accounts of what they thought, and what was thought about them. This all-in-one biographical resource is perfect for students and anyone interested in this pivotal era in American history. Included are sources for further reading and an analytical index."--BOOK JACKET.
Children And The Dark Side Of Human Experience
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Author : James Garbarino
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2008-03-12
Children And The Dark Side Of Human Experience written by James Garbarino and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-12 with Psychology categories.
Synthesizing insights from psychology and philosophy with his own wide-ranging experiences around the world, Dr. James Garbarino takes readers on a personalized journey into the dark side of human experience as it is lived by children. In these highly readable pages, he intertwines a discussion of children’s material and spiritual needs with a detailed examination of the clinical knowledge and experiential wisdom required to understand and meet complex developmental needs. Fusing anecdotal observations, empirical evidence, and an ecological perspective, this book is for anyone who takes an interest in the well-being and future of the world’s children.