Author: Tim Peeler
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738517131
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Baseball first became popular in Catawba County as a means of entertainment and competition between mills and small towns. The county's longest standing baseball program started at Lenoir College in 1903. By the mid-1920s, a mill-supported semi-pro league had been firmly established. In the 30 years that followed, three different periods of professional minor league play were anchored by legendary players like Norman "Pinkie" James, Eddie Yount, Don Stafford, Dick Stoll, and Pud Miller. Even before the successful return of Minor League baseball in 1993, Catawba County had already had its share of brushes with famous players like Hoyt Wilhelm, Carl Hubbell, and Bob Feller and infamous ones like Edwin "Alabama" Pitts and "Struttin" Bud Shaney.
Baseball in Catawba County
Author: Tim Peeler
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738517131
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Baseball first became popular in Catawba County as a means of entertainment and competition between mills and small towns. The county's longest standing baseball program started at Lenoir College in 1903. By the mid-1920s, a mill-supported semi-pro league had been firmly established. In the 30 years that followed, three different periods of professional minor league play were anchored by legendary players like Norman "Pinkie" James, Eddie Yount, Don Stafford, Dick Stoll, and Pud Miller. Even before the successful return of Minor League baseball in 1993, Catawba County had already had its share of brushes with famous players like Hoyt Wilhelm, Carl Hubbell, and Bob Feller and infamous ones like Edwin "Alabama" Pitts and "Struttin" Bud Shaney.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738517131
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Baseball first became popular in Catawba County as a means of entertainment and competition between mills and small towns. The county's longest standing baseball program started at Lenoir College in 1903. By the mid-1920s, a mill-supported semi-pro league had been firmly established. In the 30 years that followed, three different periods of professional minor league play were anchored by legendary players like Norman "Pinkie" James, Eddie Yount, Don Stafford, Dick Stoll, and Pud Miller. Even before the successful return of Minor League baseball in 1993, Catawba County had already had its share of brushes with famous players like Hoyt Wilhelm, Carl Hubbell, and Bob Feller and infamous ones like Edwin "Alabama" Pitts and "Struttin" Bud Shaney.
Outlaw Ballplayers
Author: R.G. (Hank) Utley
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786482079
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
The players of the independent Carolina League were outlaws. A diverse lot that included preachers and ex-cons, with many former and future Major Leaguers, they played ball during the desperate years of the Great Depression, when half of organized professional baseball's minor leagues went broke and ceased operations. Despite the number of defaulting leagues and teams, the players were held to their prior contracts, and many found themselves unemployed, unable to play without violating the reserve clause that bound them to their previous club. The threat of being blackballed by organized baseball notwithstanding, hundreds of players went to bat for the independent Carolina League, and their stories offer unique glimpses into the pastime's--and America's--most difficult years. This follow-up to the immensely popular and award-winning The Independent Carolina Baseball League, 1936-1938 (McFarland, 1999) takes the story of outlaw baseball into extra innings, offering a wealth of previously unpublished interviews with the key players and personnel associated with the league. With outstanding coverage of nearly 20 players, including the notorious Edwin Collins "Alabama" Pitts and well-known Lawrence Columbus "Crash" Davis, this book also offers the unique perspectives of umpires, journalists and players' wives. Appendices include a Pitts family history, the Kannapolis Towelers team record book, player records, and the history of the Carolina Victory League.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786482079
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
The players of the independent Carolina League were outlaws. A diverse lot that included preachers and ex-cons, with many former and future Major Leaguers, they played ball during the desperate years of the Great Depression, when half of organized professional baseball's minor leagues went broke and ceased operations. Despite the number of defaulting leagues and teams, the players were held to their prior contracts, and many found themselves unemployed, unable to play without violating the reserve clause that bound them to their previous club. The threat of being blackballed by organized baseball notwithstanding, hundreds of players went to bat for the independent Carolina League, and their stories offer unique glimpses into the pastime's--and America's--most difficult years. This follow-up to the immensely popular and award-winning The Independent Carolina Baseball League, 1936-1938 (McFarland, 1999) takes the story of outlaw baseball into extra innings, offering a wealth of previously unpublished interviews with the key players and personnel associated with the league. With outstanding coverage of nearly 20 players, including the notorious Edwin Collins "Alabama" Pitts and well-known Lawrence Columbus "Crash" Davis, this book also offers the unique perspectives of umpires, journalists and players' wives. Appendices include a Pitts family history, the Kannapolis Towelers team record book, player records, and the history of the Carolina Victory League.
The Chanticleer
Author:
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Category : College yearbooks
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : College yearbooks
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Learning to Win
Author: Pamela Grundy
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807860204
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Over the past century, high school and college athletics have grown into one of America's most beloved--and most controversial--institutions, inspiring great loyalty while sparking fierce disputes. In this richly detailed book, Pamela Grundy examines the many meanings that school sports took on in North Carolina, linking athletic programs at state universities, public high schools, women's colleges, and African American educational institutions to social and economic shifts that include the expansion of industry, the advent of woman suffrage, and the rise and fall of Jim Crow. Drawing heavily on oral history interviews, Grundy charts the many pleasures of athletics, from the simple joy of backyard basketball to the exhilaration of a state championship run. She also explores conflicts provoked by sports within the state--clashes over the growth of college athletics, the propriety of women's competition, and the connection between sports and racial integration, for example. Within this chronicle, familiar athletic narratives take on new meanings, moving beyond timeless stories of courage, fortitude, or failure to illuminate questions about race, manhood and womanhood, the purpose of education, the meaning of competition, and the structure of American society.
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807860204
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Over the past century, high school and college athletics have grown into one of America's most beloved--and most controversial--institutions, inspiring great loyalty while sparking fierce disputes. In this richly detailed book, Pamela Grundy examines the many meanings that school sports took on in North Carolina, linking athletic programs at state universities, public high schools, women's colleges, and African American educational institutions to social and economic shifts that include the expansion of industry, the advent of woman suffrage, and the rise and fall of Jim Crow. Drawing heavily on oral history interviews, Grundy charts the many pleasures of athletics, from the simple joy of backyard basketball to the exhilaration of a state championship run. She also explores conflicts provoked by sports within the state--clashes over the growth of college athletics, the propriety of women's competition, and the connection between sports and racial integration, for example. Within this chronicle, familiar athletic narratives take on new meanings, moving beyond timeless stories of courage, fortitude, or failure to illuminate questions about race, manhood and womanhood, the purpose of education, the meaning of competition, and the structure of American society.
40 Years Behind the Sports Desk
Author: Dan B. Richards
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595246931
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Forty Years Behind The Sports Desk is a mix of biography, experiences, commentary and personalities from every scope of the sports world, written by a writer who has covered everything from big-time sports to youth leagues. It's a different view of a great profession, with a very human touch. Dan says: "When I was in prep school, our headmaster told my father it looked like all I wanted to do was be a sports writer. My dad said the last time he looked, that was a honest profession. I have done all I can to keep it that way."
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595246931
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Forty Years Behind The Sports Desk is a mix of biography, experiences, commentary and personalities from every scope of the sports world, written by a writer who has covered everything from big-time sports to youth leagues. It's a different view of a great profession, with a very human touch. Dan says: "When I was in prep school, our headmaster told my father it looked like all I wanted to do was be a sports writer. My dad said the last time he looked, that was a honest profession. I have done all I can to keep it that way."
Sports in Lincoln County
Author: Jason L. Harpe
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738544014
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Since 1900, the lure of roaring crowds, bitter rivalries, and team spirit has occupied a significant place in the social history of Lincolnton and Lincoln County. This tradition began at Horseshoe Park, where local baseball teams played against opponents from Lenoir, Morganton, and the mountains of North Carolina. Over time, leagues grew in popularity and teams were added from Boger and Crawford and Glenn Mills, as well as high school teams. Teams such as the Lincolnton Cardinals and Lincolnton Red Sox left lasting legacies. The Lincoln County Sports Hall of Fame ensures that the athletes of a bygone era will always be remembered and they can continue to serve as inspiration for future generations of sports players and fans.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738544014
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Since 1900, the lure of roaring crowds, bitter rivalries, and team spirit has occupied a significant place in the social history of Lincolnton and Lincoln County. This tradition began at Horseshoe Park, where local baseball teams played against opponents from Lenoir, Morganton, and the mountains of North Carolina. Over time, leagues grew in popularity and teams were added from Boger and Crawford and Glenn Mills, as well as high school teams. Teams such as the Lincolnton Cardinals and Lincolnton Red Sox left lasting legacies. The Lincoln County Sports Hall of Fame ensures that the athletes of a bygone era will always be remembered and they can continue to serve as inspiration for future generations of sports players and fans.
Journals of the Senate and House of Commons
Author: North Carolina. General Assembly. Senate
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Category : North Carolina
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : North Carolina
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Journal
Author: North Carolina. General Assembly. Senate
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
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Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
Languages : en
Pages : 1530
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
Languages : en
Pages : 1530
Book Description
Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954
Author: United States. Internal Revenue Service
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
Languages : en
Pages : 914
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
Languages : en
Pages : 914
Book Description