Press box : Red Smith's favorite sports stories

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Press box : Red Smith's favorite sports stories

Norton, c1976

1st ed

Available at  / 2 libraries

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Note

"A Benjamin Company book in association with Rex Taylor & Company, inc."

Contents of Works

  • Graham, F. The best team ever
  • Breslin, J. The worst team ever
  • Rice, G. The big fellow
  • Heinz, W. C. The ghost of the gridiron
  • Cobb, I. S. Dempsey vs. Carpentier
  • Updike, J. Hub fans bid Kid adieu
  • Tunney, G. The long count
  • Newcombe, J. Knute Rockne, the man and the legend
  • Considine, B. Louis knocks out Schmeling
  • Lardner, J. The Haig
  • McNulty, J. A room at the barn
  • Neil, E. J. Team bobbing
  • Sarazen, G., with Wind, H. W. My favorite caddie
  • Palmer, J. H. Stymie, common folks
  • Danzig, A. The greatest tennis player of all time
  • Fischler, S. The iceman cometh
  • O'Brien, R. Antonino the great
  • McPhee, J. Bradley's last game for Princeton

Description and Table of Contents

Description

From The House that Ruth Built to the grass courts of Wimbledon, from the opening tip to the nineteenth hole, Red Smith's Press Box offers a bird's-eye view of the greatest moments in sports history. Literary or low-down, ringside or rinkside, the meticulous eye and wide-angle wit of these classics promise great reading for every sports fan.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA51605206
  • ISBN
    • 0393310027
  • LCCN
    75029404
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    192 p.
  • Size
    21 cm
  • Classification
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