Barnstorming to heaven : Syd Pollock and his great Black teams / Alan J. Pollock ; edited by James A. Riley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pollock, Alan J.

Contributor:

Riley, James A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball team owners--United States--Biography.

Baseball team owners.

Negro leagues--History.

Negro leagues.

Indianapolis Clowns (Baseball team)--History.

Indianapolis Clowns (Baseball team).

Pollock, Syd.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (421 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A rare insider's perspective on baseball's great barnstorming age. The Indianapolis Clowns were a black touring baseball team that featured an entertaining mix of comedy, showmanship, and skill. Sometimes referred to as the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball-though many of the Globetrotters' routines were borrowed directly from the Clowns-they captured the affection of Americans of all ethnicities and classes. Alan Pollock's father, Syd, owned the Clowns, as well as a series of black barnstorming teams that crisscrossed the country from the late 1920s unt

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction - James A. Riley; Part One: Celebration: The Essence of the Clowns; 1. The Heart and Soul of Black Baseball; 2. Peanuts, Goose and Ed; 3. Nature Boy, Prince Jo and Birmingham Sam; Part Two: Syd Pollock: The Man Behind the Clowns; 4. Dad and Baseball; 5. View from the Office; 6. View from the Bus; Part Three: The Twenties and Thirties: Road Map; 7. Blue Sox, Red Sox and Cuban Stars; 8. Enter the Clowns; Part Four: The Forties: With Fire; 9. Denver Post Tournament Champions; 10. Bunny and Buster; 11. Style Defined and Refined; 12. Highlights and Insights

13. More Tales of Goose and Tut14. Life on the Road; 15. At the Helm; 16. Remembrance of Players Past; Part Five: The Fifties: The Jody Transition; 17. First Pennant; Photos; 18. Repeat Champions; 19. A Shortstop Named Henry; 20. Toni Stone; 21. Charlie, Connie and Peanut; 22. Jackie Robinson's All-Stars; 23. On the Road Again; 24. Farewell to the King; 25. Bobo, Yogi and Chauff; Part Six: The Sixties: A Section Reserved for Whites; 26. No Camelot for the Clowns; 27. The Clowns in Cooperstown; 28. Bobo Revisited; 29. My Roomie; 30. On Being Black and on the Road; 31. Riding into the Sunset

32. One Last HurrahPart Seven: As Mailmen Whistle; 33. The Last Whaler; 34. Legacy; Epilogue; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Paperback edition published 2012.

ISBN:

0-8173-8633-5

OCLC:

795120545