CK - History 2

A fun, fact-filled history and tribute to that most iconic of Kiwi childhood games, Bullrush, from its origins and its various bannings to its modern revival in the post-PC playground. Bullrush was ……続きを見る

"Spalding's Base Ball Guide" again greets the base ball public with the official records of America's national game. First issued in 1877, it has grown in popularity, has been enlarged and improved ……続きを見る

With an introduction by Salman Rushdie and an afterword by the author. It was the night of February 25, 1964. A cloud of cigar smoke drifted through the ring lights. Cassius Clay threw punches into ……続きを見る

This early sea fishing handbook is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. A concise look at whippings, servings, knots, hooks and sundry wrinkles that will prove of great interest to ……続きを見る

In 1987 the players of the National Football League went on strike, demanding better pay and the right to seek free agency. Determined to keep the league going, team owners pulled replacements from ……続きを見る

From humble beginnings in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, to twice winning the Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings, the story of Metro Prystai is one of hard work, camaraderie, and a passion for the game.……続きを見る

Originally published in 1898. Contents Include: I. How the Brigadier came to the Castle of Gloom, II. How the Brigadier slew the Brothers of Ajaccio, III. How the Brigadier held the King, IV. How th……続きを見る

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich Sport - Sportgeschichte, Note: Gut, Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln, 17 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Obwohl der VfL Bochum……続きを見る

Read Alan Black and David Henry Sterry's posts on the Penguin Blog. A guide to the biggest sporting event in the world-for those who like their soccer with a side of kick-ass. The teams, the fans, t……続きを見る

Everything seemed to be going the Phillies’ way. Up by 6 1/2 games with just 12 left to play in the 1964 season, they appeared to have clinched their first pennant in more than a decade. Outfielder ……続きを見る

Each summer, on the fields of glorious Cape Marlin, off theNew England coast, the nation's best college players gatherto play the most important baseball of their lives. Jack Faber is a young hotsho……続きを見る

Whether on water, pavement, or fluffy white powder, the history of surfing,skateboarding, and snowboarding is a landscape filled with rugged personalities, exotic locales, wild innovation, and most ……続きを見る

Golf can be a vexing and cruel game, and teaches us much about ourselves. It has been described as “a contest calling for courage, skill, strategy and self-control. It is a test of temper, a trial o……続きを見る

Millions of America’s youth dream of playing major league baseball or in a college bowl game on New Year’s Day. Growing up in Arkansas during the Great Depression, Ransom Jackson had no idea that on……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Sport - Sportgeschichte, Note: 1, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg (Institut für Sportwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Proseminar: Historische und ……続きを見る

Contributions by Lisa Doris Alexander, Sean Bell, Benn L. Bongang, Joel S. Franks, Silvana Vilodre Goellner, Annette R. Hofmann, Dong Jinxia, Cláudia Samuel Kessler, Jack Lule, Li Luyang, Mark Panek……続きを見る

This book profiles forty major league ballplayers who engineered remarkable comebacks to salvage fading careers. Details of each comeback is provided along with a summary of the player's career. The……続きを見る

First published in 1927, Jack Johnson’s autobiography, Jack Johnson: In the Ring and Out, remains the key source for information about his life. As he himself states in it: “I am astounded when I re……続きを見る

“To millions there has never a fighter like Jack Dempsey, and there never will be again.” Originally published in 1960, this is the autobiography from boxing heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey himsel……続きを見る

Strongly inviting comparisons with the movie Remember the Titans, this book by veteran sports journalist and author Al Pickett is an inspiring, insider account of the Lubbock Estacado Matadors, who ……続きを見る

The bestselling author of Dream Team tells the interconnected stories of the twenty-first-century Golden State Warriors and the early-1970s Los Angeles Lakers, two extraordinary teams playing in ext……続きを見る

This vintage book, originally published in 1920, contains a collection of reminiscences relating to author's extensive hunting experiences. Fascinating and enjoyable to read, this volume offers a un……続きを見る

Go inside the astounding and, at times, appalling stories of the mid-1970s University of Georgia football teams like you've never seen, or heard, before. In the mid-'70s, the University of Georgia f……続きを見る

"Guns and Game" is a comprehensive and timeless handbook on hunting with a gun, with chapters on everything from how to go about learning how to shoot, to breeding game, ethics, and beyond. This fan……続きを見る

This book focuses on the pleasure of coonhunting with many different breeds of coonhounds and one man's love of the sport. It explains the topics of owning, hunting, and caring for hounds. This book……続きを見る

What event most electrifies a small college town? Is it the U.S presidential elections? No. Is it an earthquake? No. Is it the election of a new mayor? No. Is it the firing and hiring of a football ……続きを見る

Since Babe Ruth joined the New York Yankees in the 1920s, America has been intrigued with baseball sluggers and teams that stuff the middle of their batting order with power. Even today, sports fans……続きを見る

During the Golden Age of baseball, as many as 59 minor leagues operated in a single season, and hundreds of G.I.s returning home from World War II competed in them for the big break that would land ……続きを見る

At the turn of the 20th century, track and field in the U.S. was the domain of the wealthy. While baseball and prize-fighting attracted athletes from the lower orders of society, athletic clubs gene……続きを見る

The issue of Native American mascots in sports raises passions but also a raft of often-unasked questions. Which voices get a hearing in an argument? What meanings do we ascribe to mascots? Who do t……続きを見る