Ted Sullivan, Barnacle of Baseball: The Life of the Prolific League Founder, Scout, Manager and Unrivaled Huckster

ISBN-13: 9781476684789 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 285 str.

Pat O'Neill; Tom Coffman

Spis treści

Acknowledgments v
Preface by Pat O'Neill 1
 1. A Long, Long Way from Clare to Here 7
 2. Young Sullivan at Old St. Mary's: Jesuit Priests, Prairie Fires, and a Freshman Phenom 12
 3. Playing for Peanuts: Ted and Charlie Take Their Game to Dubuque 18
 4. In Fast Company: 1879 Dubuque Rabbits 23
 5. Taking on "The Infidels" 30
 6. A Sorry State of the Union 44
 7. Back to the Bushes 55
 8. Not Milwaukee's Best 68
 9. Behind the Plate 74
10. "Senator Sullivan" Goes to Washington 77
11. Back to the "Auld" Country 90
12. Things Go South: Chattanooga and "The Dry Grins," 1892 102
13. A Tale of Two Sullivans 109
14. At Home on the Range 113
15. Ted Herds His Steers North to New Haven 121
16. Dubuque, Part II 128
17. "Same Old Trick": Southern Postscript, 1899 135
18. A Midwife of the American League 139
19. The Prodigal Hustler Returns 149
20. "The Original Gumshoe Man": Beating the Bushes for Prospects 154
21. Sullivan's ­Off-Base Humor 168
22. Baseball's Ubiquitous Ambassador 176
23. Show Him the Money 185
24. Next Stop: The World 195
25. Ted's Magic Lantern Show 218
26. Sox and Saints: Hall of Famers Slay St. Mary's 223
27. Twilight of a Colorful Career 231
28. Ted's Last Hurrah 238
29. The Third Strike 245
Sporting Editor's Notes 253
Chapter Notes 257
Bibliography 269
Index 273