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1 online resource |
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Introduction; CHAPTER ONE; A Team in Darby, 1911−1919; Enter "The Chief"; Self-Help and Civic Mindedness Grow in Darby; CHAPTER TWO; The Rise, 1920−1925; Setting the Stage for Organized Leagues; Staying Independent; Into the Fold; East Versus West; We Are the Champions; CHAPTER THREE; The Fall, 1925−1930; Race and Umpires; Everyone's a Critic; Down But Not Out; We Mean THROUGH!; CHAPTER FOUR; Wilderness and Return, 1931−1933; Ed Bolden in the Wilderness; A New Start, a New League; Ed Bolden's Philadelphia Stars; CHAPTER FIVE; At the Summit, 1934; Ed Bolden Rejoins a League; The Season Begins |
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In the Shadow of Racial TensionsSlim Jones and the Second Half; Onward to the Tainted Championship; CHAPTER SIX; Conflict All Around, 1935-1939; The 1934 Championship Fallout; Bolden's Stars in 1935; Black Baseball and the Numbers; The Conflict Deepens; New Leagues, New Troubles; The Mediocre Stars; CHAPTER SEVEN; The War, 1940−1945; Philadelphia vs. Newark; Contract Jumpers Strike Again; A Man of Many Duties; War and Disharmony; War and Integration; Stars and the War; Shibe Park and the Parkside Field; More Internal Dissension; The Integration Homestretch; CHAPTER EIGHT |
| Summary |
"For nearly 40 years, Ed Bolden dominated black baseball in Philadelphia. He owned two teams, the Darby-based Hilldale Club and the Philadelphia Stars, and briefly led the Eastern Colored League, which he founded. Winner of two championships, he experienced the highs and lows of the Negro Leagues and remained with the Stars until his death"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Bolden, Edward, 1881-1950.
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Philadelphia Stars (Baseball team) -- History.
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Hilldale Club (Baseball team) -- History.
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Baseball managers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Biography.
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African American baseball managers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Biography.
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Negro leagues -- Pennsylvania -- Philadephia -- History.
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GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
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Bolden, Edward, 1881-1950. (OCoLC)fst01990422
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Hilldale Club (Baseball team) (OCoLC)fst00696556
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Philadelphia Stars (Baseball team) (OCoLC)fst00738963
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African American baseball managers. (OCoLC)fst00799041
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Baseball managers. (OCoLC)fst00828003
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Negro leagues. (OCoLC)fst01035591
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Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
(OCoLC)fst01204170
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Smith, Courtney Michelle. Ed bolden and black baseball in philadelphia. [Place of publication not identified] Mcfarland, 2017 0786478497 9780786478491 (OCoLC)954104806 |
| ISBN |
9781476627434 (electronic book) |
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1476627436 (electronic book) |
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