Author(s)

Bibliographic Information

Farewell to sport

Paul Gallico ; introduction to the Bison Books edition by Zachary Michael Jack

(A bison book)

University of Nebraska Press, 2008

  • : pbk

Available at  / 1 libraries

Search this Book/Journal

Note

Originally copyrighted in 1937 and 1938

Description and Table of Contents

Description

For fourteen years during the golden age of sports, Paul Gallico was one of America's ace sportswriters. He saw them all-the stars and the hams, the immortals and the phonies in boxing, wrestling, baseball, football, golf, tennis, and every other field of muscular endeavor in which men and women try to break hearts and necks for cash or glory. Then in 1937, at the height of his game (and the height of the payroll), Gallico suddenly and famously called it quits and left the New York Daily News. But before he departed the world of sports, he left his legions of fans one last hurrah: a collection of his best sports essays called, appropriately, Farewell to Sport. Here, in twenty-six chapters, every major and minor sport is covered. Included are sketches of Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Tex Rickard, and Jack Sharkey, written in an accessible, conversational style. Often credited with creating "participatory journalism," Gallico would play golf with Bobby Jones, catch Major League pitcher Dizzy Dean's fastball, swim with Johnny Weissmuller, play tennis with Helen Wills, catch passes from quarterback Benny Friedman, and box with Jack Dempsey (he lasted one minute, thirty-seven seconds).

Table of Contents

IntroductionI. Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory ...II. Who Do You Think You Are--Dempsey?III. His Majesty the KingIV. Mitt the Queen TooV. Pity the Poor GiantVI. One HeroVII. By Horatio Alger, Jr.VIII. Shoot the MillionIX. Amateurs? There Ain't NoneX. Inside the InsideXI. Funny GameXII. Punch with HimXIII. Pigs at the TroughXIV. Come on--My Horse!XV. Keep Your Head DownXVI. Last Stronghold of HypocrisyXVII. Within There Sits a ManXVIII. Farewell to Muscle Molls, TooXIX. S.A.XX. Under the GunsXXI. Young Men of ManhattanXXII. The FeelXXIII. EightballXXIV. Miscellany--Rasslin', Bike-Riding, Foot-RunningXXV. More MiscellanyXXVI. The Next Fifty Years

by "Nielsen BookData"

Related Books: 1-1 of 1

Details

  • NCID
    BB00628132
  • ISBN
    • 9780803267619
  • LCCN
    2008035365
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Lincoln
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiv, 346 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
  • Classification
  • Subject Headings
  • Parent Bibliography ID
Page Top