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Author : Rick Huhn
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09
Category : SPORTS & RECREATION
ISBN : 9781496229380
The Chalmers Race is the story of Ty Cobb and Napoleon Lajoie and the controversial 1910 batting race.
Author : Michael J. Seneca
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0786416653
For four years, early in the last century, the Fairmount Park Motor Races were run on an eight-mile course in Philadelphia's West Fairmount Park. They drew half a million spectators the first year, but surprisingly they have been overlooked as part of automobile racing history and as part of the history of Philadelphia. In contrast to other racing events, such as the Vanderbilt Cup, there were never any serious injuries and not a single death, but after four years of spectacular racing, the event was banned, with safety concerns cited. Opening with a brief look at automobile racing prior to 1908, the book covers the events leading up to the first race. It discusses the proposal to have a race in Fairmount Park and the reasons why Philadelphia, and the park in particular, was such an unlikely place. Both the on-track action of the races and the off-track events that affected them are described. Dr. J. William White's successful crusade, following the 1911 outing, to stop the races is examined, as are attempts to revive the race in the following six years, including Philadelphia's attempt to compete with Indianapolis by constructing a two-mile oval speedway, and the city's eventual exit from automobile racing.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 742 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1910
Category : Automobile industry and trade
ISBN : UIUC:30112098078295
Author : Ed Edmonds,Frank G. Houdek
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-28
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476664385
Baseball and law have intersected since the primordial days. In 1791, a Pittsfield, Massachusetts, ordinance prohibited ball playing near the town's meeting house. Ball games on Sundays were barred by a Pennsylvania statute in 1794. In 2015, a federal court held that baseball's exemption from antitrust laws applied to franchise relocations. Another court overturned the conviction of Barry Bonds for obstruction of justice. A third denied a request by rooftop entrepreneurs to enjoin the construction of a massive video screen at Wrigley Field. This exhaustive chronology traces the effects the law has had on the national pastime, both pro and con, on and off the field, from the use of copyright to protect not only equipment but also "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" to frequent litigation between players and owners over contracts and the reserve clause. The stories of lawyers like Kenesaw Mountain Landis and Branch Rickey are entertainingly instructive.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1200 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : Automobile industry and trade
ISBN : UOM:39015080110672
Author : Jeremy Lehrman
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476626130
From its colorful beginnings more than a century ago, baseball’s annual Most Valuable Player Award has become the most prestigious (and contentious) individual honor in the sport. No accolade means more to players, fans or the media. No other award can claim a voting history so rich in alleged snubs, grudges, conspiracies and incompetence. Examining the most controversial ballots, this book attempts to settle some arguments and answer some compelling questions: Which of the so-called “worst MVPs” holds up to modern statistical analysis? Who cast the single worst vote in MVP history? Does racial bias influence the vote? Who really deserved the award in a given year?
Author : David L. Fleitz
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-18
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476602417
Napoleon Lajoie was the sixth player, and the first second baseman, to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. During his career, which lasted from 1896 to 1916, he was regularly called the "King of Ballplayers" and was widely regarded as the greatest baseball player of all time before Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth came along. Colorful, competitive, and often unpredictable, Lajoie was so popular that the Cleveland team was called the Naps in his honor while he played for them. He was a multiple batting champion, the American League's first Triple Crown winner, and the third member of the 3,000 hits club. This book is the first ever full-length biography of this long ago superstar.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047441120
This volume contributes rich, new material to provide insights into indigenous responses to the colonial empires of Great Britain and Germany (Namibia) and explore the complex intellectual, cultural, literary, and political borders and identities that emerged across these spaces.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1328 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1917
Category : Automobile industry and trade
ISBN : NYPL:33433071615482
Author : Bill Deane
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-13
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780810885479
Baseball followers have been perpetuating, debating, and debunking myths for nearly two centuries, producing a treasury of baseball stories and “facts.” Yet never before have these elements of baseball history been carefully scrutinized and compiled into one comprehensive work—until now. In Baseball Myths: Debating, Debunking, and Disproving Tales from the Diamond, award-winning researcher Bill Deane examines baseball legends—old and new. This book covers such legendary players as Shoeless Joe Jackson, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, Pete Rose, and Derek Jeter, while also looking at lesser-known figures like Dummy Hoy, Grover Land, Wally Pipp, and Babe Herman—not to mention people who found fame in other fields, such as Civil War General Abner Doubleday, Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and comedians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Deane’s original research and logic will educate, amuse, and often surprise readers, revealing the truth behind such legends as the inventor of baseball, the first black player in the major leagues, and even the origin of the hot dog. With photographs, stats, and more than 80 myths examined, this book is sure to fascinate everyone, from the casual baseball fan to lifelong devotees of the sport.
Author : Jim Leeke
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781496226396
Jim Leeke tells the little-known history of Grover Cleveland Alexander and fellow athletes in the 342nd Field Artillery Regiment during the Great War.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1910
Category : Science
ISBN : MINN:31951001389796W
Monthly magazine devoted to topics of general scientific interest.
Author : David J. Chalmers
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780393635812
A leading philosopher takes a mind-bending journey through virtual worlds, illuminating the nature of reality and our place within it. Virtual reality is genuine reality; that’s the central thesis of Reality+. In a highly original work of “technophilosophy,” David J. Chalmers gives a compelling analysis of our technological future. He argues that virtual worlds are not second-class worlds, and that we can live a meaningful life in virtual reality. We may even be in a virtual world already. Along the way, Chalmers conducts a grand tour of big ideas in philosophy and science. He uses virtual reality technology to offer a new perspective on long-established philosophical questions. How do we know that there’s an external world? Is there a god? What is the nature of reality? What’s the relation between mind and body? How can we lead a good life? All of these questions are illuminated or transformed by Chalmers’ mind-bending analysis. Studded with illustrations that bring philosophical issues to life, Reality+ is a major statement that will shape discussion of philosophy, science, and technology for years to come.
Author : S. Mike Pavelec
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2007-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781573567190
In the 1930s, as nations braced for war, the German military build up caught Britain and the United States off-guard, particularly in aviation technology. The unending quest for speed resulted in the need for radical alternatives to piston engines. In Germany, Dr. Hans von Ohain was the first to complete a flight-worthy turbojet engine for aircraft. It was installed in a Heinkel-designed aircraft, and the Germans began the jet age on August 27, 1939. The Germans led the jet race throughout the war and were the first to produce jet aircraft for combat operations. In England, the doggedly determined Frank Whittle also developed a turbojet engine, but without the support enjoyed by his German counterpart. The British came second in the jet race when Whittle's engine powered the Gloster Pioneer on May 15, 1941. The Whittle-Gloster relationship continued and produced the only Allied combat jet aircraft during the war, the Meteor, which was relegated to Home Defense in Britain. In America, General Electric copied the Whittle designs, and Bell Aircraft contracted to build the first American jet plane. On October 1, 1942, a lackluster performance from the Bell Airacomet, ushered in the American jet age. The Yanks forged ahead, and had numerous engine and airframe programs in development by the end of the war. But, the Germans did it right and did it first, while the Allies lagged throughout the war, only rising to technological prominence on the ashes of the German defeat. Pavelec's analysis of the jet race uncovers all the excitement in the high-stakes race to develop effective jet engines for warfare and transport.
Author : Michael Newton
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009-12-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786457045
Since 1866 the Ku Klux Klan has been a significant force in Mississippi, enduring repeated cycles of expansion and decline. Klansmen have rallied, marched, elected civic leaders, infiltrated law enforcement, and committed crimes ranging from petty vandalism to assassination and mass murder. This is the definitive history of the KKK in Mississippi, long recognized as one of the group's most militant and violent realms. The campaigns of terrorism by the Klan, its involvement in politics and religion, and its role as a social movement for marginalized poor whites are fully explored.
