
The Battle of Base-Ball
C.H. Claudy(Author)
McFarland & Co Inc (Publisher)
Published on 15. July 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
245 pages
978-0-7864-2020-9 (ISBN)
Description
C.H. Claudy might have trouble finding a publisher for his Battle of Base-ball today. His yoking of baseball to warfare--accounts of ways to "cripple the enemy" and descriptions of managers as "battlefield generals"--to teach the young and inexperienced about the game would not likely be applauded in the age of political correctness. But as Claudy says in his preface, "The points of similarity are actual, not imagined," and he spends most of the book, meant to be both instructional and historical, demonstrating his assertion.
Originally published in 1912, this work consists of chapters on batting, running, offensive game planning, the pitcher-catcher battery, fielding, defensive strategy, umpiring, drills (titled "Battlefield and Arms"), major league regulations, and A.G. Spalding's organizational rules. Christy Mathewson's "How I Became a Big-League Pitcher" is also included.
Originally published in 1912, this work consists of chapters on batting, running, offensive game planning, the pitcher-catcher battery, fielding, defensive strategy, umpiring, drills (titled "Battlefield and Arms"), major league regulations, and A.G. Spalding's organizational rules. Christy Mathewson's "How I Became a Big-League Pitcher" is also included.
Reviews / Votes
"One of the best but least-heralded developments in the recent history of baseball literature was the inauguration of the McFarland Historical Baseball Library in 2003"-I>Spitball; "[a] wonderful read for any fans of the game who want to understand [its] strategies in a new light."-Journal of Sport History; "invaluable McFarland Historical Baseball Library series"-Edward Achorn, The Providence Journal.More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
53 photos, index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-2020-9 (9780786420209)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
C.H. Claudy was the author of 32 books and more than 1,600 essays and short stories. He freelanced for several newspapers and was a correspondent for Scientific American. His photographs of the early Wright brothers' flights are now at the Smithsonian. The Battle of Base-ball was his only book on the national pastime.
Content
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
List of Illustrations xiii
Editors' Note
Preface
1. Base-ball A Battle of Brains as Well as Skill
2. Batting
3. Base-running
4. Generalship of Offense
5. Defense-Pitcher and Catcher
6. Fielding
7. Generalship of Defense
8. Drill-Battlefield and Arms
9. The Rules-League Law
10. Umpiring and Fair Play
How I Became a Big-League Pitcher, by Christy Mathewson
A.G. Spalding's Simplified Rules
Index
Acknowledgments
List of Illustrations xiii
Editors' Note
Preface
1. Base-ball A Battle of Brains as Well as Skill
2. Batting
3. Base-running
4. Generalship of Offense
5. Defense-Pitcher and Catcher
6. Fielding
7. Generalship of Defense
8. Drill-Battlefield and Arms
9. The Rules-League Law
10. Umpiring and Fair Play
How I Became a Big-League Pitcher, by Christy Mathewson
A.G. Spalding's Simplified Rules
Index