‎Sports‎

‎LOWENFISH LEE; CREAMER ROBERT W FOREWORD‎

‎The Imperfect Diamond: A History Of Baseball's Labor Wars‎

‎University of Nebraska Press Lincoln: 2010. Softcover. Brand new book. From the introduction of the reserve clause in 1879 to the lockout and new basic agreement of 1990 baseball players have been engaged in one of the longest and most colorful labor struggles in our nation's history. The Imperfect Diamond tells the stories of the players and their opponents the powerful owners: how John Montgomery Ward led the Players League Rebellion of 1890; the rise and fall of David Fultz and the Baseball Players Fraternity 1912-18; the iron-fisted regime of Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis; the case of Danny Gardella vs. Happy Chandler and the blacklisting of the players who jumped to the Mexican League; the founding of the Baseball Players Association in 1953 and the tempestuous but triumphant reign of Marvin Miller; the struggles of Curt Flood Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally and how they brought about the demise of the reserve clause; the unprecedented midseason strike of 1981 and the collusion cases of the late 1980s. In the epilogue for this Bison Books edition Lee Lowenfish guides the reader through the turbulent 1990s and first decade of the twenty-first century covering expansion teams the monumental 1994 strike and performance-enhancing drugs. Listed by the Society of American Baseball Research as one of the fifty essential baseball books The Imperfect Diamond will stand for years to come as the source for the real story behind America's national pastime. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln: 2010 paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 71660X1

‎SULLIVAN DEAN A. EDITOR‎

‎Early Innings: A Documentary History Of Baseball 1825-1908‎

‎University of Nebraska Press Lincoln: 1997. Softcover. Brand new book. This compilation of 120 primary writings documents baseball's first century from a loosely organized village social event to the arrival of the National League. Collecting from a wide range of sources�including newspaper accounts letters folk poetry songs and annual guides�Dean A. Sullivan of Fairfax Virginia progresses chronologically from the earliest known baseball reference 1825 to the creation of the Doubleday Myth 1908. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln: 1997 paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 71479X1

‎ARMOUR MARK‎

‎Joe Cronin: A Life In Baseball‎

‎University of Nebraska Press Lincoln: 2010. Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book. In 1923 not long after oil had started gushing from northern Montana fields real-estate sales in nearby Shelby were declining dimming the little town's prospects of becoming the "Tulsa of the West." Then the mayor's son dreamed up a marketing ploy: offer to host heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey's next fight. What began as a publicity stunt soon spiraled into a civic drama unlike any Montana had ever seen�or ever would again. Shelby's Folly tells this story in full for the first time. From the sandlots of San Francisco to the power centers of the game this book tells the story of Joe Cronin one of twentieth-century baseball's major players both on the field and off. For most of his playing career Cronin 1906-84 was the best shortstop in baseball. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1956. A manager by the age of twenty-six and general manager at forty-one Cronin was the youngest player-manager ever to play in the World Series and he managed the Red Sox longer than any other man in history. As president of the American League he oversaw two expansions four franchise shifts and the revolutionary and controversial introduction of the designated-hitter rule which he wrote himself. This book follows Cronin from his humble beginnings to his position as one of the most powerful figures in baseball. Mark Armour explores Cronin's time as a player as well as his role in some of the game's fiercest controversies from the creation of the All-Star Game to the issue of integration�his Red Sox were the last team in baseball to field black players. Bringing to richly detailed life one of baseball's definitive characters the book supplies a crucial and fascinating chapter in the history of America's pastime. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln: 2010 hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 71473X1

‎SPATZ LYLE; STEINBERG STEVE; ALEXANDER CHARLES C FOREWORD‎

‎1921: The Yankees The Giants And The Battle For Baseball Supremacy In New York‎

‎University of Nebraska Press Lincoln: 2010. Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book. At the dawn of the roaring twenties baseball was struggling to overcome two of its darkest moments: the death of a player during a Major League game and the revelations of the 1919 Black Sox scandal. At this critical juncture for baseball two teams emerged to fight for the future of the game. They were also battling for the hearts and minds of New Yorkers as the city rose in dramatic fashion to the pinnacle of the baseball world. 1921 captures this crucial moment in the history of baseball telling the story of a season that pitted the New York Yankees against their Polo Grounds landlords and hated rivals John McGraw's Giants in the first all-New York Series and resulted in the first American League pennant for the now-storied Yankees' franchise. Lyle Spatz and Steve Steinberg recreate the drama that featured the charismatic Babe Ruth in his assault on baseball records in the face of McGraw's disdain for the American League and the Ruth-led slugging style. Their work evokes the early 1920s with the words of renowned sportswriters such as Damon Runyon Grantland Rice and Heywood Broun. With more than fifty photographs the book offers a remarkably vivid picture of the colorful characters the crosstown rivalry and the incomparable performances that made this season a classic University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln: 2010 hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 71475X1

‎SULLIVAN DEAN A. EDITOR‎

‎Middle Innings: A Documentary History Of Baseball 1900-1948‎

‎University of Nebraska Press Lincoln: 2001. Softcover. Brand new book. Dean A. Sullivan presents a fascinating array of provocative unexpected and illuminating materials revealing the rich history of baseball. The 105 pieces in this work cover such topics as the Merkle Boner Jim Thorpe Christy Mathewson the Black Sox scandal Lou Gehrig the death of Ray Chapman Ty Cobb Dizzy Dean and more from the storied major leagues. Lesser-known treasures celebrate semipro teams boys' baseball fiction Japanese baseball college ball black baseball the minor leagues women's teams and other facets of the wonderful game of baseball. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln: 2001 paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 71478X1

‎Bobby Schenk‎

‎Complete Yachtsman a Cruising Manual‎

‎Yachting 1978. Hardcover. Very Good. minor wear and yellowing name written on first page Yachting hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 100919002 ISBN : 0871650185 9780871650184

‎Elbert S Maloney‎

‎Chapman Piloting Seamanship Edition‎

‎Motor Boating Sailing Co 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/None. No DJ has some foxing around the edges excellent condition overall Motor Boating Sailing Co hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 100919006 ISBN : 0910990395 9780910990394

‎Susan D. Artof‎

‎Boat Naming Made Simple: The Complete Book 3rd edtion Boating Made Simple.‎

‎Center Press Westlake Village CA 1999-03-01. 3rd Edition. Paperback. Fine. excellent condition Center Press (Westlake Village, CA) paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 100814002 ISBN : 1889198064 9781889198064

‎Don Casey; Lew Hackler‎

‎Sensible Cruising: The Thoreau Approach‎

‎International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press 1999. 13th Printing. Paperback. light shelfwear. Fine excellent condition International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 100814004 ISBN : 0071580255 9780071580250

‎Stickl Niko; Garff Michael‎

‎Windsurfing Technique 1st Edition Stanford Maritime HB illus‎

‎Stanford Maritime 1981. First Edition. Hardback. Fine/Very Good. VG/VG 1981 LARGE FORMAT STANFORD MARITIME HARDBACK PRICE-CLIPPED DJ WITH SUPERB COLOUR AND B/W PHOTOS. COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO WINDSURFING. LIGHT NATURAL AGING PRICE-CLIPPED DJ VG INDEED COPY. Worldwide Shipping IMMEDIATE 1ST CLASS/AIRMAIL DISPATCH Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Sport/Games; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 018509. Stanford Maritime hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 018509

‎HOVERSON BOB‎

‎Mule Packing- Decker Style‎

‎Stoneydale Press Stevensville: . DVD BRAND NEW. The thousands of hunters horsemen and others who use mules or horses to pack into the back country now have a stunning140-minute DVD available that shows in sharp easy-to-understand detail how to pack mules or horses using a Decker pack saddle - titled "Mule Packing - Decker Style" . This DVD offers step-by-step instruction featuring master instructor Bob Hoverson author of the book "THE PACKER'S FIELD MANUAL" a 192-page instruction companion book to this DVD. Filmed by videographer Roger Inghram the DVD is complete as it could possibly be - broken down into seven chapters that take you visually right into the heart of packing technique. Stoneydale Press, Stevensville: unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 70481X1

‎VOLD MONA‎

‎Different Strokes: The Lives And Teachings Of The Game's Wisest Women‎

‎Simon and Schuster Inc. New York: 1999. Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition. For as long as golf has been played it has been played in roughly equal measure by men and women. Yet in America when we tell the history of golf over the last century we tell the tales of great men who have made golf a sport rife with legends. But for every Bobby Jones Ben Hogan Arnold Palmer or Jack Nicklaus that has come along to inspire us with his accomplishments there has also been a Betty Jameson Wiffi Smith Polly Riley or Kathy Whitworth ato amaze us and help us understand all that is great in the game of golf. Until now however the stories of those women who have contributed to the aura of the sport with their words wit and wisdom have largely gone untold. But in Different Stokes Mona Vold - for the first time - takes the reader on an unparalleled journey to the very soul of golf and reveals to us the remarkable lives and teachings of the game's wisest women. Includes an Index. ISBN: 0684848635. Simon and Schuster, Inc., New York: 1999 hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 70068X1 ISBN : 0684848635 9780684848631

‎Miller David‎

‎Stanley Matthews: The Authorized Biography 1st Edition Pavilion Paperback‎

‎Pavilion 1991. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Collectible; Very Good. VG- 1ST IMPRESSION 1991 PAVILION BOOKS PAPERBACK WITH GREAT COVER AND PHOTO SECTION ONE FAINT SPINE AND PAGE CORNER CREASES. Worldwide Shipping IMMEDIATE 1ST CLASS/AIRMAIL DISPATCH Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Sport/Games; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 017547. Pavilion paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 017547

‎FERRIER BOB‎

‎The World Atlas Of Golf Courses‎

‎Mallard Press New York: 1990. Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition. Looks at 66 of the most prestigious and beautiful golf courses in the world. The courses range from the testing permanent home of the US Masters the Augusta National to the windswept links of St. Andrews the home of golf in Scotland from the manicured greens of Kasumigaseki in Japan to the superb layout of Royal Melbourne in Australia. Highly illustrated in color. Includes an Index. ISBN: 0792452844. Mallard Press, New York: 1990 hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 69766X1 ISBN : 0792452844 9780792452843

‎MILLER JOHNNY WITH YOCUM GUY; NICLAUS JACK FOREWORD‎

‎I Call The Shots: Straight Talk About The Game Of Golf Today‎

‎Gotham Books New York: 2004. Hardcover with dustjacket. Like New. Johnny Miller's brilliant career as a professional golfer - including U.S. Open and British Open championships - has been followed by a fourteen-year tenure in the broadcast booth as America's most respected television golf analyst. In I Call the Shots he offers his no-holds-barred opinions with trademark insight and wit on all things golf: from the decline of playing etiquette to boorish fans from legendary victories by the game's greatest champions to monumental chokes that have destoyed careers; from Tiger to Annika; from the current state of the PGA Tour to the future of the game itself. ISBN: 1592400655. Gotham Books, New York: 2004 hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 69830X1 ISBN : 1592400655 9781592400652

‎PENICK HARVEY WITH SHRAKE BUD; RAWLS BETSY; WHITWORTH KATHY & PALMER SANDRA INTRODUCTIONS‎

‎For All Who Love The Game: Lessons And Teachings For Women‎

‎Simon & Schuster New York: 1995. Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition. Unique among great golf teachers Harvey has worked with and helped - and learned from - as many women champions as men. Of the thirteen women enshrined in the LPGA Hall of Fame five worked with Harvey for a substantial period of time. In For All Who Love the Game Harvey shares the lessons he has learned from all the women he's watched in his seven decades of teaching the game he loves. He describes the techniques that can help women gain greater power discusses the psychological hurdles some women must overcome to improve their game and gives his tips for developing the parts of the game where women can and should outplay their male partners. ISBN: 0684800586. Simon & Schuster, New York: 1995 hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 69294X1 ISBN : 0684800586 9780684800585

‎WINANTS PETER‎

‎Foxhunting With Melvin Poe‎

‎The Derrydale Press Lanham and New York in association with The National Sporting Library: 2002. Hardcover with dustjacket. Like New. This is a very highly illustrated ode to Melvin Poe considered by many to be the premier huntsman in the United States "No one who hunted with you will ever forget the wonderful days you Melvin Poe gave us." - Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis foxhunter through the years with the Orange County hunt ISBN: 1586670972. The Derrydale Press, Lanham and New York in association with The National Sporting Library: 2002 hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 69262X1 ISBN : 1586670972 9781586670979

‎Bill Schneider; Russ Schneider; Todd Telander‎

‎Backpacking Tips: Trail Tested Wisdom from FalconGuide Authors‎

‎Falcon 1998-08-01. Paperback. Fine. excellent condition Falcon paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 100425009 ISBN : 1560446617 9781560446613

‎DICKINSON PATTI; SMITH CHADWICK FOREWORD‎

‎Coach Tommy Thompson And The Boys Of Sequoyah‎

‎University of Oklahoma Press Norman:2009. Softcover. Brand new book. When eleven-year-old Tommy Thompson arrived at a government-run Indian boarding school in 1915 it seemed a last resort for the youngster. Instead it turned out to be the first step toward a life dedicated to helping others. Thompson went on to become a star athlete and football coach�a Cherokee legend whose story is remembered by many and is now finally told for a wider audience. Following gridiron fame at Northeastern State College Thompson returned to Sequoyah Vocational School in 1947 as Boys' Coach and Advisor. More than a thousand boys attended the boarding school during the eleven years he coached there. Writing for readers old and young Patti Dickinson tells the inspiring story of how this one man made a difference in the lives of a generation of Indian youth. Through football Thompson taught his boys the skills and values they would need to succeed in life and twice led his team to the state finals. Dickinson describes the success of that program including one epic rain-soaked championship game. She paints compelling portraits of Thompson's boys�the men whose firsthand stories and reminiscences form the basis of the narrative�and re-creates daily life at the school. To his boys Thompson was Ah-sky-uh "the man" a Cherokee term of respect. Half a century after his death Sequoyah High School still reveres his memory. This book secures his place in history as it opens a new window on the boarding school experience. Patti Dickinson is the author of Hollywood the Hard Way: A Cowboy's Journey. A native Oklahoman of Cherokee ancestry Patti graduated from California State University Fresno with a BA in History and a minor in Economics. She currently resides in Santa Maria California. The Cherokee people elected Chadwick "Corntassel" Smith as Principal Chief in 1999. Principal Chief Smith has a rich family history of service to the Cherokee people. He is the great-grandson of Redbird Smith a Cherokee patriot who fought against allotment of Cherokee lands at the time of the Dawes rolls. His grandmother Rachel Quinton was a life-long advocate for the Cherokee people. His father the late Nelson Smith was a respected industrial manager and his mother Pauline Smith still lives in Colcord. Smith's late uncle William Lee Smith led the Keetoowah Society at the Stokes Stomp Grounds since the 50s. Prior to his service as Principal Chief Smith taught Indian law at Dartmouth College Northeastern State University and Rogers State University worked as a Cherokee Nation prosecutor and as an administrator of Cherokee Nation Tax Commission. Smith has also worked as a prosecutor in Creek County a public defender in Tulsa County and operated his own law practice. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman:2009 paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 69523X1

‎CLAFLIN EDWARD‎

‎Ruffian: Queen Of The Fillies‎

‎Scrambling Press New Canaan: 1975. Softcover. Good condition. Ruffian ran ten races against other fillies and won them all almost effortlessly. She ran smoothly always in the lead always confident always in control. She won the Triple Crown for fillies set tract records even as a two year old and earned the right to a head-to-head match race with the best colt of the year Foolish Pleasure. She was a magnificent horse a powerful and graceful runner. She may have been the greatest filly of all time. But in one painful moment of extraordinary speed she broke her leg and Foolish Pleasure finished the race alone. Ruffian is her story. Edward Claflin's book traces the thoroughbred's life. Scrambling Press, New Canaan: 1975 paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 68977X1

‎COOMBS CHARLES‎

‎Be A Winner In Soccer‎

‎Pocket Books New York: 1980. Softcover. Reading copy. Contains the Rules Strategies and Techniques for the Young Player. Illustrated with photographs. Includes an Index. "Sound fundamental advice from Coombs on soccer . . . with a glossary of technical terms" - The Kirkus Reviews ISBN: 0671459171. Pocket Books, New York: 1980 paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 69139X1 ISBN : 0671459171 9780671459178

‎BROWN ROBERT; SCHILLERSTROM ROGER ILLUSTRATIONS‎

‎The Golf Gods: Who They Are What They Want & How To Appease Them‎

‎Sports Media Group Ann Arbor: 2007. Hardcover with dustjacket. Like New. Provides answer to the game's most important questions: How can I cure my slice What kind of power do gold gods really have Can we prove golf gods exist Why do golfers talk to golf balls and many more. This invaluable guide gives a concise history of golf gods reveals how they came into being describes what they do and will explain why every golfer has a committee assigned to dictate his play. Have faith and enjoy the game even more. ISBN: 158726451X. Sports Media Group, Ann Arbor: 2007 hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 69240X1 ISBN : 158726451X 9781587264511

‎Hadley Adrian‎

‎Codes of Misconduct : A Rugby Life‎

‎Milo Books 2001. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good Condition/Very Good. VG-/VG- 1ST EDITION 2001 MILO BOOKS HARDBACK STRIKING ORIGINAL COVER PHOTO OF HADLEY CLOSE-UP PHOTO WITH COLOUR PHOTO SECTION. RIVETING MEMOIRS REVEALING THE DARK SIDE OF RUGBY. ANOTHER SPORTS CLASSIC FROM MILO BOOKS. A LITTLE SHELF-RUBBING TO EDGES OF DJ PAGE EDGES A LITTLE DULLED NEAR VG OVERALL UNMARKED. Worldwide Shipping IMMEDIATE 1ST CLASS/AIRMAIL DISPATCH Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Sport/Games; ISBN: 1903854075. ISBN/EAN: 9781903854075. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 015682. 9781903854075 Milo Books hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 015682 ISBN : 1903854075 9781903854075

‎LOVE III DAVIS‎

‎Every Shot I Take: Lessons Learned About Golf Life And A Father's Love‎

‎Simon and Schuster Inc. New York: 1997. Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition. Shares with us the lessons he Dennis Love III learned about how to play golf with power with skill and with joy. Through this moving tribute to his father's love Davis III passes along the benefits of those lessons in a gem of a book that will improve your golf game - and enhance your life. ISBN: 0684834006. Simon and Schuster, Inc., New York: 1997 hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 68712X1 ISBN : 0684834006 9780684834009

‎READ DON‎

‎Football Tales‎

‎Stoneydale Press Stevensville: . Softcover. Brand new book. Former Grizzly coach and Athletic Director Don Read has written a book titled "Football Tales" in which he recounts humorous and serious stories from his long coaching career in Montana Oregon and California. The 192-page book includes 52 tales that touch on everything from coaching young men to recruiting adventures and relationships with fans � as well as a foreword by former UM quarterback Dave Dickenson.Read coached the Griz during 1986-95 amassing a career record of 85-36 and a Big Sky Conference mark of 54-22. He led UM to its first I-AA national championship in 1995. He returned as UM's athletic director from May 2004 to June 2005. ISBN: 1931291462. Stoneydale Press, Stevensville: paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 68898X1 ISBN : 1931291462 9781931291460