'The Father of Baseball' : A Biography of Henry Chadwick

Schiff, Andrew J.

McFarland & Co Inc（2008/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 268 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780786432165
• DDC分類 796.357092

Full Description

Henry Chadwick remains one of the titans of baseball history. As a pioneering baseball journalist and author, an innovator of scorekeeping practices and statistics, and chairman of the first rules committee, Chadwick left an indelible mark on the history of the game. This deeply researched biography is the first book-length work on the Hall of Famer, known at the time of his death as the "Father of Base Ball."

It covers Chadwick's driving role in the symbiotic rise of baseball and sports journalism, and demonstrates how Chadwick helped baseball to become firmly established as an American cultural institution. Appendices provide a selected bibliography of Chadwick's writing and a guide for further research.

Contents

Table of Contents

Preface     

Introduction     

1. Hoboken     

2. The Manly Pastime     

3. Scoring One for the Records     

4. On Tour with Mr. Chadwick     

5. Hulbert's Startling Coup d'État     

6. Chadwick and the Players' Revolt     

7. Al Spalding and the Origins for a Feud     

Appendix 1: Writings by Henry Chadwick     

Appendix 2: What Has Been Said About Chadwick     

Chapter Notes     

Bibliography     

Index