Charlie Murphy : The Iconoclastic Showman behind the Chicago Cubs /

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"You don't know the history of the Chicago Cubs until you know the story of Charles Webb Murphy, the ebullient and mercurial owner of this historic franchise from 1905 through 1914. Originally a sportswriter in Cincinnati, he joined the New York Giants front office as a press agent-the gam...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cannon, Jason (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2022]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Murphy, Charles Webb.
Chicago Cubs (Baseball team)
Chicago Cubs (Baseball team) > History.
Baseball team owners.
Baseball > Corrupt practices.
Baseball.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History.
Base-ball > Pratiques deloyales > États-Unis > Histoire.
Baseball > Corrupt practices > United States > History.
Baseball > Illinois > Chicago > History.
Baseball team owners > United States > Biography.
United States.
Illinois > Chicago.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Machine generated contents note: Contents
  • Introduction: "He Was a Showman"
  • 1. Wilmington
  • 2. On to Cincinnati
  • 3. "A Real Wonder-Story"
  • 4. "He Is One of Us"
  • 5. Champions
  • 6. Supremacy Again
  • 7. "The War of 1908-1909"
  • 8. A Pair of Presidents
  • 9. The Final Pennant
  • 10. "Murphy Alone is My Enemy"
  • 11. "All Is Fair in Love and War"
  • 12. "The Malicious Mistake of Mr. Murphy"
  • 13. Show Business
  • 14. Narratives
  • Epilogue.

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