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1 online resource (407 pages) |
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A rare insider's perspective on baseball's great barnstorming age. The Indianapolis Clowns were a black touring baseball team that featured an entertaining mix of comedy, showmanship, and skill. Sometimes referred to as the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball--though many of the Globetrotters' routines were borrowed directly from the Clowns--they captured the affection of Americans of all ethnicities and classes. Alan Pollock's father, Syd, owned the Clowns, as well as a series of black barnstorming teams that crisscrossed the country from the late 1920s until the mid-1960s. They played every. |
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Print version record. |
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Acknowledgments; Introduction -- James A. Riley; Part One: Celebration: The Essence of the Clowns; 1. The Heart and Soul of Black Baseball; 2. Peanuts, Goose and Ed; 3. Nature Boy, Prince Jo and Birmingham Sam; Part Two: Syd Pollock: The Man Behind the Clowns; 4. Dad and Baseball; 5. View from the Office; 6. View from the Bus; Part Three: The Twenties and Thirties: Road Map; 7. Blue Sox, Red Sox and Cuban Stars; 8. Enter the Clowns; Part Four: The Forties: With Fire; 9. Denver Post Tournament Champions; 10. Bunny and Buster; 11. Style Defined and Refined; 12. Highlights and Insights. |
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13. More Tales of Goose and Tut14. Life on the Road; 15. At the Helm; 16. Remembrance of Players Past; Part Five: The Fifties: The Jody Transition; 17. First Pennant; Photos; 18. Repeat Champions; 19. A Shortstop Named Henry; 20. Toni Stone; 21. Charlie, Connie and Peanut; 22. Jackie Robinson's All-Stars; 23. On the Road Again; 24. Farewell to the King; 25. Bobo, Yogi and Chauff; Part Six: The Sixties: A Section Reserved for Whites; 26. No Camelot for the Clowns; 27. The Clowns in Cooperstown; 28. Bobo Revisited; 29. My Roomie; 30. On Being Black and on the Road; 31. Riding into the Sunset. |
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32. One Last HurrahPart Seven: As Mailmen Whistle; 33. The Last Whaler; 34. Legacy; Epilogue; Index. |
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Pollock, Syd.
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Indianapolis Clowns (Baseball team) -- History.
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Pollock, Syd. (OCoLC)fst01613685
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Indianapolis Clowns (Baseball Team) (OCoLC)fst01613686
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Baseball team owners -- United States -- Biography.
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Negro leagues -- History.
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ART -- Business Aspects.
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Baseball team owners. (OCoLC)fst00828039
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Negro leagues. (OCoLC)fst01035591
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Riley, James A.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Pollock, Alan J. Barnstorming to Heaven : Syd Pollock and His Great Black Teams. Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©1753 9780817357221 |
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9780817386337 (electronic bk.) |
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0817386335 (electronic bk.) |
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