The gilded age of sport, 1945-1960 / Herbert Warren Wind.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wind, Herbert Warren, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports.

Sports--Safety measures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Open Road Integrated Media, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From gridiron to diamond, lawn to green, a legendary sportswriter captures the wins, losses, and draws of an exciting period in American sports history Throughout his long and distinguished career, Herbert Warren Wind covered many of the most dramatic contests and iconic athletes of the twentieth century.

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Contents; Preface; I Reports from Abroad; The Riddle of Japanese Sports; 1. The Bouncing Ball; 2. The Mulberry Bush; Visit to a Small Continent: Australia; 1. In Front of the Outback; 2. May the Magpie Flourish; II Some of the Heroes; Pee Wee Reese: The Heart of the Dodgers; Maurice Richard: Fire on the Ice; Bob Cousy: Basketball's Creative Genius; Ben Hogan and Sam Snead: On the Eve of Two Opens; 1. Ben: The 1955 Open at Olympic; 2. Sam: The 1956 Open at Oak Hill; Yogi Berra: Up from the Hill; III Persons and Places; A Disquieting Round at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club

St. Andrews: The Cradle of GolfG A M Inc.: Gussie Moran; Harvard Never Loses at Half Time; Xceed Xpectations, Yell Yours, Zip Zip: The Story of Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman; The Best Since Klem; The Lure of Golf; On the Veranda with James Michael Curley; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Copyright Page

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 29, 2015).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-5040-2755-8

OCLC:

932049371