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Baseball in Hot Springs

Author : Mark Blaeuer
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467115053
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Baseball in Hot Springs written by Mark Blaeuer and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hot Springs, known for its naturally heated springs and therapeutic bathhouses, became a major training ground in baseball. A must-have for fans of baseball history. Hot Springs, Arkansas, with its thermal water baths, attracted its first big-league outfit when the National League champion Chicago White Stockings traveled south for spring training in 1886. The baseball colony grew as dozens of other clubs followed. Individual players flocked here as well to hike, golf, and boil out in bathhouse steam cabinets prior to leaving for training camps elsewhere. Nearly half of Cooperstown's Hall of Famers made the pilgrimage to this baseball mecca. Major- and minor-league aggregations, legendary teams, players of the Negro Leagues, and baseball schools for budding players and umpires all come to bat in Images of Sports: Baseball in Hot Springs.

Boiling Out at the Springs

Author : Don Duren
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781599757087
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Boiling Out at the Springs written by Don Duren and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is about the colorful baseball history that took place over many years in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Between 1886 and 1942, every major league team came to the city for the spring training at one time or another.

The First Boys of Spring

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781682260012
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The First Boys of Spring written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Boiling Out at the Springs

Author : Don Duren
Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 9781498455251
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (552 download)

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Download or read book Boiling Out at the Springs written by Don Duren and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2015-11-19 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don Duren attended public schools in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and is a graduate of Hot Springs High School. He served four years in the United States Air Force and is a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas, Southwestern Seminary in Texas, and Northwestern State University in Louisiana. Duren retired as Minister of Activities from the Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas. He is the author of Boiling Out at the Springs: A History of Major League Baseball Spring Training in Hot Springs, Arkansas; Bathers Baseball: A History of Minor League Baseball at the Arkansas Spa; and Lon Warneke: The Arkansas Hummingbird. He has contributed articles to the Garland County Historical Society of which he is a member and to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Additionally, he is a member of the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR), the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, and the Heritage House Museum of Montgomery County (Arkansas). He is a descendent of Arkansas pioneer Granville Whittington."

Bathers Baseball

Author : Don Duren
Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 9781613795422
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (954 download)

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Download or read book Bathers Baseball written by Don Duren and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is about the history of minor league baseball teams in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Backroads and Ballplayers

Author : Jim Yeager
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781723903892
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Backroads and Ballplayers written by Jim Yeager and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arkansas' Fields of Dreams... Travel down almost any backroad in Arkansas and you will pass a relic of Arkansas' baseball history. The dilapidated back stops and the remains of long-neglected dugouts are a disappearing visual image of a rural sports history long forgotten. In the first half of the 20th century, baseball was the chosen sport of farmers, coal miners, timber cutters, and even sharecroppers. No educational affiliation was required, and elementary school drop-outs were welcome. If someone could buy a ball, or even make one, and procure a bat or two, the game was on. The three acres or so needed to play were readily available, as was the creek for the after-game bath. These are rural Arkansas' Fields of Dreams. Stop the car, get out, and walk out to the forgotten ball field. Sit in the rickety dugout and look out at the field. See the game? The players of your imagination are an important part of our heritage. This book is an attempt to keep the stories of these rural baseball players alive.

Base Ball on the Western Reserve

Author : James M. Egan, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786430672
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Base Ball on the Western Reserve written by James M. Egan, Jr. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2008-05-21 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cleveland and the surrounding area was home to one of the earliest and most active baseball scenes outside of the eastern seaboard. This extraordinarily detailed history combines author commentary with first-hand accounts to document baseball's rapid development and popularization in the region during the decades following the Civil War. Ordered chronologically and then geographically by town, chapters follow the game's rise from the earliest reports on ball in 1841, to the era of loosely organized, town-to-town rivalries and semipro clubs, and finally through the early era of the professional, and eventually major league, sport.

Baseball in North Carolina's Piedmont

Author : Chris Holaday
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738514130
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (141 download)

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Download or read book Baseball in North Carolina's Piedmont written by Chris Holaday and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003-04 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bordered by the Appalachian Mountains to the west and the flat coastal plain to the east, North Carolina's foothills region, also called the Piedmont, is home to a remarkable baseball heritage. For well over a century, the game has played a meaningful role in the lives of Piedmont residents. Countless thousands have participated in this national tradition and though some went on to become famous professional players in the big leagues, most never played for more than their local team. All, however, contributed to an important part of regional history. The North Carolina Piedmont has long been famous for its minor league teams, including the Durham Bulls and the Carolina Mudcats, but it's not just the professionals who helped shape the area's baseball tradition. College programs like those at the University of North Carolina, Duke, Wake Forest, and NC State have all figured prominently on the national scene at one time or another. High school teams from towns including Sanford have ranked among the nation's best, while American Legion teams have even captured the national championship. In the past it was the textile mills that contributed so much to the region's baseball heritage. Many of the mills only exist in memories today, but some of the teams they fielded-with names like McCrary, Wiscassett, Cannon, and Cooleemee-became local legends. With such a rich and colorful history, there is no doubt that North Carolina's Piedmont is truly baseball country.

Hot Springs

Author : Stephen Hunter
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439140707
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Hot Springs written by Stephen Hunter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The undisputed master of the tough thriller, New York Times bestselling author Stephen Hunter delivers an “exciting and intelligent” (The Wall Street Journal) masterpiece set in 1940s Arkansas, where law and corruption ricochet like slugs from a .45 automatic. Earl Swagger is tough as hell. But even tough guys have their secrets. Plagued by the memory of his abusive father, apprehensive about his own impending parenthood, Earl is a decorated ex-Marine of absolute integrity—and overwhelming melancholy. Now he’s about to face his biggest, bloodiest challenge yet. It is the summer of 1946, organized crime’s garish golden age, when American justice seems to have gone to seed for good. Nowhere is this truer than in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the reigning capital of corruption. When the district attorney vows to bring down the mob, Earl is recruited to run the show. As casino raids erupt into nerve-shattering combat amid screaming prostitutes and fleeing johns, the body count mounts—along with the suspense in this “riveting” (Los Angeles Times), “richly told tale” (The San Francisco Examiner).

Baseball State by State

Author : Chris Jensen
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786468955
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Baseball State by State written by Chris Jensen and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-08-09 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a fresh approach to the familiar concept of all-time baseball teams, this exhaustive work ranks more than 2,500 players by state of birth and includes both major league and Negro League athletes. Each chapter covers one state and opens with the all-time team, naming a top selection for each position followed by honorable mentions. Also included are all-time stat leaders in nine categories--games, hits, average, RBI, home runs, stolen bases, pitching wins, strikeouts and saves--a brief overview of the state's baseball history, notable player achievements, historic baseball places to see, potential future stars, a comprehensive list of player nicknames, and the state's all-time best player.

Hot Springs

Author : Robert K. Raines
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439642117
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Hot Springs written by Robert K. Raines and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-18 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a hot springs attraction to a central location for gangsters, gambling, moonshine and organized crime, trace the evolution of this "loose buckle in the Bible belt", now a resort and major tourist destination. In the late 1800s, Hot Springs, Arkansas, was a small town with a big attraction: hot thermal water. The federal government took possession of the downtown-area springs, and bathhouse row was born, along with the first property that would be considered a national park. Following not too far behind were great entrepreneurs who brought in gambling and prostitution to go with the area's leading industry: moonshining. By the time the 20th century rolled in, Hot Springs was booming with tourists and became America's first resort. In the early 1930s, former New York gangster Owen Madden took up residence in the spa city, and things became very organized. Gangland luminaries from Al Capone to Frank Costello made regular pilgrimages over the next few decades to what was referred to as "the loose buckle in the Bible Belt."

The Devil's Town

Author : Philip Leigh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781947660052
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Devil's Town written by Philip Leigh and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Devil's Town, Philip Leigh, a rising star among American historians, tells the unique and colorful story of the small resort city of Hot Springs, Arkansas---how it became a theater for New York and Chicago mobs during the gangster era. This is a richly detailed tale of a significant part of Southern history--- exploitation of a people's poverty, crime, evasion of law, and local and state corruption. The author names names, some of them of national importance including, among others, Frank Costello, Al Capone, Myer Lansky, "Jelly" Nash, Nick the Greek, Thomas Dewey, J. Edgar Hoover, and presidents Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy, and Clinton. *** Even as an author of four Hot Springs books, The Devil's Town entertainingly amplified insight into my hometown -Ray Hanley, author of A Place Apart: A Personal History of Hot Springs *** Comments on Southern Reconstruction "Leigh's Southern Reconstruction is a refreshing anecdote to politically acceptable versions of the story." * "Leigh's latest work Southern Reconstruction is an excellent study of a critical and too often misunderstood part of American history. It is a no nonsense tour de force...." * "I applaud Philip Leigh, and think his book will be historographically significant . . ."

A Place Apart

Author : Ray Hanley
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
ISBN 13 : 1557289549
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (572 download)

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Download or read book A Place Apart written by Ray Hanley and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The reader of Ray Hanley's new book on Hot Springs will find it both entertaining and informative. Mr. Hanley is to be commended on the accuracy of his research and his writing."---Orval Allbritton, Garland County Historical Society A Place Apart tells the history of Hot Springs, Arkansas, through words and pictures. Throughout that history, the thermal waters bubbling from the Ouachita Mountains ringing the city are a backdrop to the stories of pioneers, wealthy barons, scoundrels, gamblers, colorful politicians, and, of course, the hundreds of thousands of people who come to the spa city for the pleasures and health benefits of the baths. For all those interested in the history of Hot Springs, A Place Apart is a delightful, and essential, resource.

Outsider Baseball

Author : Scott Simkus
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1613748167
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Outsider Baseball written by Scott Simkus and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outsider Baseball is the story of a forgotten world, where independent professional ball clubs zig-zagged across America, plying their trade in big cities and small villages alike. Included among the former and future major leaguers were mercenaries, scalawags, and outcasts. This is where Babe Ruth, Rube Waddell, and John McGraw crossed bats with the Cuban Stars, Tokyo Giants, Brooklyn Bushwicks, dozens of famous Negro league teams, and novelty acts such as the House of David and Bloomer Girls. Legends emerged in this alternate baseball universe and author Scott Simkus sets out to share their stories and use a critical lens to separate fact from fiction. Written in a gritty prose style, Outsider Baseball combines meticulous research with modern analytics, opening the door to an unforgettable funhouse of baseball history. Scott Simkus is the founder and editor of the Outsider Baseball Bulletin. He is the winner of a research award from the Society of American Baseball Research for his work on the Negro League Database.

Lon Warneke

Author : Don Duren
Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 9781629525525
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Lon Warneke written by Don Duren and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2014-06-24 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don Duren attended public schools in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and is a graduate of Hot Springs High School. He served four years in the United States Air Force and is a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas, Southwestern Seminary in Texas, and Northwestern State University in Louisiana. Duren retired as Minister of Activities from the Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas. He is the author of Boiling Out at the Springs: A History of Major League Baseball Spring Training in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and Bathers Baseball: A History of Minor League Baseball at the Arkansas Spa. He has contributed articles to the Garland County Historical Society of which he is a member. Additionally, he is a member of the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) and the Heritage House Museum of Montgomery County (Arkansas). He is a descendent of Arkansas pioneer Granville Whittington.

Wicked Curve

Author : John C. Skipper
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786481781
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Wicked Curve written by John C. Skipper and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-11-26 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When in 1911 Phillies pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander set the National League record for wins by a rookie (28), it was a sign of things to come. Alexander went on to win 373 games over his 20-year career, the third highest total in major league history, and he would lead the league in ERA four times, shutouts seven times, complete games six times, and wins six times. But he also became a deeply troubled man. After the Shell-Shocked pitcher returned from World War I, he would battle alcoholism, epilepsy, and personal demons that damaged his reputation and proved disastrous for his life outside of baseball. This biography sheds new light on the pitcher and the man, focusing on Alexander's personal life, especially his complex relationship with his wife, Aimee, as well as their marriages and divorces. His Hall of Fame career, wartime service, and long decline are also documented.

Baseball

Author : Harold Seymour
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198020120
Total Pages : 517 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Baseball written by Harold Seymour and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1971-07-15 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Baseball: The Golden Age, Harold Seymour and Dorothy Seymour Mills explore the glorious era when the game truly captured the American imagination, with such legendary figures as Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb in the spotlight. Beginning with the formation of the two major leagues in 1903, when baseball officially entered its "golden age" of popularity, the authors examine the changes in the organization of professional baseball--from an unwieldy three-man commission to the strong one-man rule of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis. They depicts how the play on the field shifted from the low-scoring, pitcher-dominated game of the "dead ball" era before World War I to the higher scoring of the 1920's "lively ball" era, with emphasis on home runs, best exemplified by the exploits of Babe Ruth. Note: On August 2, 2010, Oxford University Press made public that it would credit Dorothy Seymour Mills as co-author of the three baseball histories previously "authored" solely by her late husband, Harold Seymour. The Seymours collaborated on Baseball: The Early Years (1960), Baseball: The Golden Age (1971) and Baseball: The People's Game (1991).