The culture and ethnicity of nineteenth century baseball / Jerrold I. Casway.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Casway, Jerrold I., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball--United States--History--19th century.

Baseball.

Irish American baseball players.

History.

Baseball--Social aspects.

United States.

Baseball--Social aspects--United States--History--19th century.

Irish American baseball players--History--19th century.

Racism in sports.

Ethnicity--United States.

Ethnicity.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 205 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]

Summary:

"The emergence of baseball as the "national pastime" established the dynamics of spectator sports. Evolving in an urban landscape, the game attracted a dedicated fan base and enshrined the sports hero as a national celebrity. The effect Irish-American players had on how the game was played and their support of Jim Crow culture shaped baseball"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Who Played the Game? 7

2 The Irish and Jim Crow Baseball 17

3 A Line Is Drawn in Pennsylvania 32

4 Before Greenberg There Was Pike 39

5 Ted Sullivan and Baseball's Hibernian Spirit 55

6 From Famine Fields to the Ball Fields and the Front Office 69

7 The Pedigrees of Nineteenth Century Managers 78

8 Ballplayer: A Seasonal Occupation 91

9 Two Fathers for Philadelphia Baseball 102

10 Intemperance on the Emerald Diamond 109

11 The Ladies They Will All Turn Out 120

12 "A Game Played by Idiots for Morons" 128

13 Root, Root Rooting for the Home Team 137

14 In Open Fields and on Wooden Planks 150

15 Huzzah for the Class of '45 165.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786498901

0786498900

OCLC:

984898825