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Fair Dealing and Clean Playing: The Hilldale Club and the Development of Black Professional Baseball, 1910â"1932 (Sports and Entertainment)
Neil Lanctot
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Description for Fair Dealing and Clean Playing: The Hilldale Club and the Development of Black Professional Baseball, 1910â"1932 (Sports and Entertainment)
Paperback. The Hilldale Club of Darby, Pennsylvania, was the dominant team in black baseball during the 1920s. Their success came about largely through the efforts of Hilldale president and manager Edward Bolden. This story, highlighted with photographs, chronicles the origins and development of black baseball. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 304 pages, 34 black-&-white photographs, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSL3; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
The Hilldale Club of Darby, Pennsylvania, was the dominant team in black baseball during the 1920s. Their success came about largely through the efforts of Hilldale president and manager Edward Bolden. Bolden's professionalism and reputation for fair play were instrumental in his forming the Eastern Colored (EC) League in 1922. This absorbing story, highlighted with vivid photographs, chronicles the origins and development of black baseball.
The Hilldale Club of Darby, Pennsylvania, was the dominant team in black baseball during the 1920s. Their success came about largely through the efforts of Hilldale president and manager Edward Bolden. Bolden's professionalism and reputation for fair play were instrumental in his forming the Eastern Colored (EC) League in 1922. This absorbing story, highlighted with vivid photographs, chronicles the origins and development of black baseball.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Series
Sports and Entertainment
Number of Pages
298
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815608653
SKU
V9780815608653
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-3
About Neil Lanctot
Neil Lanctot is the author of the critically acclaimed Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution. He has written for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Baltimore Sun, and several other journals and anthologies. He lives in West Chester, Pa.
Reviews for Fair Dealing and Clean Playing: The Hilldale Club and the Development of Black Professional Baseball, 1910â"1932 (Sports and Entertainment)
A study of... one of the best teams in the pioneer Eastern Colored League. - USA Baseball Weekly ""A thorough history... goes beyond player profiles and anecdotes."" - Dugout