Fair Dealing and Clean Playing
| Author | : Neil Lanctot |
| Publisher | : Syracuse University Press |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 2007-06-18 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0815608659 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780815608653 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (653 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Fair Dealing and Clean Playing by : Neil Lanctot
Download or read book Fair Dealing and Clean Playing written by Neil Lanctot and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2007-06-18 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hilldale Club of Darby, Pennsylvania, was the dominant team in black baseball during the 1920s. Their success came about largely through the efforts of Hilldale president and manager Edward Bolden. Bolden’s professionalism and reputation for fair play were instrumental in his forming the Eastern Colored (EC) League in 1922. This absorbing story, highlighted with vivid photographs, chronicles the origins and development of black baseball.