Matty : an American Hero / / Ray Robinson

• Autore: Robinson Ray
• Pubblicazione: Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, USA, , 1994
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (265 pages)
• Disciplina: 796.357092
• Soggetto topico: Baseball players - Biography - United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.; Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1. Heroes; 2. Growing Up in Factoryville; 3. "" 'Ray, Bucknell!""; 4. With the Giants; 5. Matty and Little Napoleon; 6. In Matty's Time; 7. The Rise of the Giants; 8. Big Six at His Peak; 9. Joy and Sorrow; 10. A Memorable Year; 11. Death in the Family; 12. On Top Again; 13. Snodgrass Muffs One; 14. A Last Series; 15. Declining Years; 16. ""My Eyes Are Very Misty for Christy""; 17. A Sentimental Duel; 18. America Enters the War; 19. Captain Matty; 20. Back with the Giants; 21. At Saranac Lake; 22. In Boston's Front Office; 23. The Last Days; 24. The Matty Legend; 25. After Matty Was Gone; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: When all-time pitching great Christy Mathewson died of tuberculosis in 1925 at the age of 45, it touched off a wave of national mourning that remains without precedent for an American athlete. The World Series was underway, and the game the day after Mathewson's death took on the trappings of a state funeral: officials slowly lowered the flag to half-mast, each ballplayer wore a black armband, and fans joined together in a chorus of ""Nearer My God to Thee."" Newspaper editorials recalled Mathewson's glorious career with the New York Giants, but also emphasized his unstinting good sportsmanship.
• Titolo autorizzato: Matty
• ISBN: 0-19-028244-4; 1-280-53496-6; 0-19-535777-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784990203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II