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1983 paperback reprint of the Creamer's 1974 book. 8" x 5"; 443 numbered pages. ... Read more

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Bio of "The Babe"!
Uncovers the complex and captivating man behind the legend. Babe Ruth! Presents the truth behind the famous stories (the "called shot" homers, the home run for a dying child), analyzes stats with detailed info on specific games. From the early days in a Baltimore orphanage to the glory days with the Yankees, to his final years, this is the babe. "The first really adult biography of the Babe, as well as one of the best, and least sentimental, books about a great sports figure ever written." -- Time ... Read more

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Richter’s History and Records of Base Ball, the American Nation’s Chief Sport, originally published in 1914, is the most comprehensive and ambitious among the early books about baseball. "This volume," Richter writes, "is designed to supply the growing need of a concise, yet complete, record of our National Game" and "to serve this purpose in such a form as to make it valuable, possibly indispensable, as a book of special information, of ready reference, and of general interest to all love’s and students of the great game."

The book is divided into three parts. Part I covers the origins of baseball, the first professional league, the National and American leagues, the American Association, baseball tours, warring leagues, the World Series, and the minor leagues. Part II includes team and individual performance records through 1914, Richter’s takes on the great pitchers of early baseball, and brief commentary on two classic poems inspired by the game. Part III includes the history and text of the first National Agreement, the development of baseball playing rules, and information on the pioneering players, owners, executives, and writers. ... Read more

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A 35-year coaching veteran of college, international, and NBA teams breaks down the box offense, explaining where it's used, its advantages and how it can be used against different defensive sets. Also explained are drills to be used with the offense and plays that can be used in out-of-bounds, fast breaks and other special situations. Diagrams & photos. ... Read more

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If you can read it, you don't need it
Herb may be a great coach, but he's not a great writer.Rather than explaining the box offense, this book cheers for it, talks about how great it is against various defenses, lists all the moves you should be able to make to make it work, and never once describes what it is.Or why it's called the box offense, or how it compares to other offenses.Or what any of the moves you have to be able to explain are.There are indeed hundreds of diagrams, with descriptions that barely match.

I was able to get some information out of this, but only with a lot of digging and cursing.But I'm a beginner at coaching - I'm not a pro or big ten college player.If you understand all of the terms he tosses out without definition, you probably are one of these, and probably know all the stuff in the book already.

Particularly frustrating are sections which make you think a description is coming, but you get more lists, such as in the section titled "Explanations of each move":

"Handback or Pass and Return to the Ball - A very good tactic to use when you want to set up a lob play, screen-and-roll, clearout or simply relieve pressure on the man with the ball.Another of Magic's moves to run his opponent ragged."Now, there is a diagram later which helps describe this, but it's *later*.When you first read this section, it's maddeningly empty of information.

I have never before been so frustrated as to want to return a book, until I read this one.I didn't dig into it until it was far too late.You, however, have been warned. ... Read more

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Presents the careers of eight middle-line defenders who perform an important function in stopping both pass and running plays. Included are Ted Hendricks, Jack Ham, Randy Gradishar, Matt Blair, Jack Lambert, Robert Brazile, Lawrence Taylor, and Tom Cousineau. ... Read more

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Presents brief biographies of eight defensive backs: Lester Hayes, Nolan Cromwell, Mel Blount, Mike Haynes, Pat Thomas, Everson Walls, Gary Fencik, and Ronnie Lott. ... Read more

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Includes biographies of eight professional football coaches: George Halas, Paul Brown, Vince Lombardi, Tom Landry, Don Shula, Bud Grant, George Allen, and Chuck Noll. ... Read more

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A valuable historical reference for young people
Although the coaches described in this book have long passed from the football scene and many have passed away, this is still a good book for young people interested in pro football. The coaches profiled are:

*) George Halas
*) Paul Brown
*) Vince Lombardi
*) Tom Landry
*) Don Shula
*) Bud Grant
*) George Allen
*) Chuck Noll

All of these men are legends in the coaching ranks of professional football; many of the major innovations in the game were conceived and implemented by these coaches.That is the most interesting aspect of the book which makes it a valuable historical reference.
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Brief biographies of 10 athletes who achieved greatness while overcoming a handicap or misfortune. Includes Bobby Clarke, Wes Unseld, Rocky Bleier, John Hiller, Kitty O'Neill, Lee Trevino, Tom Dempsey, Larry Brown, Ron LeFlore, and Tommy John. ... Read more

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You can here the rat a tat tat and smell the adrenaline!
One of the best books ever written on boxing, specifically amature boxing. The author definately got into the fighter's interior as to why they do what they do. Describes details about the complex relationship between trainer and boxer. William Plummer tries himself a go at the ring by sparring with the best fighter in the gym only to find out that a key ingredient needed to fight is the animal instinct of defeating your opponent and inflicting pain (something he found he did not have, which is something that cannot be said about writing since this man can definately write!). If you want to find out about the inner workings of young men raised in urban areas with little escape from their surroundins except by jail, death or by entering the ring, this book will provide that and much more! Also recomended on boxing are "The Sweet Science" by A.J. Liebling, "On Boxing" by Joyce Carol Oates, "To Swallow a Toad" by Robert Preston Wood. ... Read more

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Bob Bell's Upland Game Hunting
A fun and informative 100 page read. Each game species has its own chapter, and Bob gives detailed advice on tactics and load for each. This is Pennsylvania woods and thickets hunting .... not expansive Dakota fields. The chapters are dotted with his short and sweet personal experiences after game, and B&W hunting photos of him and his friends. No details for dog handlers or trainers. Woodcock through turkey. ... Read more

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Discusses the equipment and maneuvers used in motocross, a sport that combines motorcycling and cross-country racing. ... Read more

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Great classic reference work
This book is considered to be the standard reference work on basic pole vaulting technique. While times have changed in the sport, Dr. Ryan's approach to it is considered one of the fundamental applications to the basic methodology of technique and tactics in the sport and is a must read for all who are just entering the sport or who have already developed intermediate skills. It is now out of print and has become quite a sought after item among coaches.

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i am teacher and i was sport in young so pole vault every interesting for me. ... Read more

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The lifeand times of America's greatest prize fighter
This book chronicles the life and times of Joe Louis, a prize fighter that many Americans still consider to be the greatest professional pugilist of all time - and with good reason.But, as this book so ably demonstrates, Louis's greatness goes far beyond his exploits in the ring.For it is what Louis did both in and outside the ring that sets him apart and, in many respects, above all other contenders for this honor.

Louis rose from abject poverty, the seventh child of an Alabama sharecropper who was committed to an insane asylum when Louis was only two, to become the heavyweight champion of the world at a time when the South was segregated along racial lines and prejudice was rampant in America.In the 1930s, primarily because of his continuing bouts, Louis was the only Negro athlete who couldn't be ignored by the major radio and print media and, therefore, who could not be ignored by the public at large.He was, in fact, regarded by the media of the time as the only important representative of his race.And, as such, during most of that time the public routinely rooted against him.

That all began to change, however, when, on June 22, 1938, Louis gave Max Schmeling a rematch, this time for the Heavyweight Championship of the World.With Adolph Hitler's Third Reich now on the march, and Schmeling viewed as the representative of that racist regime; America held its collective breath as Joe Louis, a black man, was now seen as the symbol of American freedom and human rights.Louis did not disappoint.He knocked Schmeling out in the first round.Suddenly white America began seeing Louis more as an athlete, and less as a black man, and many began cheering for him.

More followed when, about a month after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Louis defended his title, conservatively valued at $1,000,000.00, for exactly $0,000,000.00, donating his entire purse to the Navy Relief Fund for the families of those killed on December 7, 1941.The following day he joined the United States Army, later defending his title once again for zero dollars, this time giving his entire purse to Army Relief.During his stint in the army, Louis traveled over 70,000 miles, both in and out of the United States, and put on ninety-six exhibition fights to entertain America's soldiers.All for free.

Sadly, the forty-six months that Joe Louis served in the army were taken from the prime of his boxing career.When he was finally discharged and was able to resume his career, he was thirty-two years old and his skills had diminished.To make matters worse, during World War II, Congress had raised the top tax rate to 90%, making it impossible for Louis to ever pay his 1941 taxes, which were deferred when he joined the army in 1942.In his attempt to do so, Joe fought well past his prime but, even so, he spent the rest of his life deeply in debt to the country he served so well.

Though Joe had his faults, as this book shows quite clearly, he was certainly a great fighter and a great humanitarian.And this is an outstanding book about Joe and the social times in which he rose to prominence and reigned as heavyweight champion of the world.I highly recommend it.
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Text and photographs introduce the technique of discus throwing. ... Read more

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Tales of dramatic triumphs and failures in such automobile racing events as the Grand Prix, Indianapolis 500, and Le Mans. ... Read more

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A collection of more than fifty stories about professional and collegiate football players who have made touchdown history. ... Read more