An edition of A fine-looking lot of ball-tossers
(2005)
A fine-looking lot of ball-tossers
the remarkable Akrons of 1881
by Richard McBane
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"This work traces the development and play of the team from its formation in 1879 through its great 1881 season and on. Biographical profiles of the players, with personal and professional details, are interspersed throughout"--Provided by publisher
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A fine-looking lot of ball-tossers: the remarkable Akrons of 1881
2005, McFarland & Co.
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0786420561 9780786420568
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Table of Contents
Introduction : a few words about nineteenth century baseball
The original Akrons
A fresh incarnation
The reputation grows
The strongest non-league club in the country
Bid McPhee comes to Akron
The matinee idol
That man swartwood
The most remarkable game
The home town boy
From Louisville to limbo
Art, music, literature, and leftfield
The streak continues
A college boy
Some country hardball
Into the mist
And into the darkness
Toward the light
A dawn of fresh glory
Appendix A. 1881 calendar of scores
Appendix B. Box scores of the Akrons
Appendix C. 1881 Akrons stats
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-176) and index
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