A Ball Player's Career: Being the Personal Experiences and Reminiscences of Adrian C. Anson Late Manager and Captain of the Chicago Base Ball Club1900 [Illustrated]

by Adrian C. Anson

Overview

This edition features
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents

CONTENTS
I. — MY BIRTHPLACE AND ANCESTRY.
II. — DAYS AT MARSHALLTOWN
III. — SOME FACTS ABOUT THE NATIONAL GAME
IV. — FURTHER FACTS AND FIGURES
V. — THE GAME AT MARSHALLTOWN
VI. — My EXPERIENCE AT ROCKFORD
VII.-WITH THE ATHLETICS OF PHILADELPHIA
VIII. — SOME MINOR DIVERSIONS
IX. — WE BALL PLAYERS GO ABROAD
X. — THE ARGONAUTS OF 1874
XI. — I WIN ONE PRIZE AND OTHERS FOLLOW
XII. — WITH THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
XIII. — FROM FOURTH PLACE TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP
XIV. — THE CHAMPIONS OF THE EARLY '80S
XV. — WE FALL DOWN AND RISE AGAIN
XVI. — BALL PLAYERS EACH AND EVERY ONE
XVII. — WHILE FORTUNE FROWNS AND SMILES
XVIII. — FROM CHICAGO TO DENVER
XIX. — FROM DENVER TO SAN FRANCISCO
XX. — TWO WEEKS IN CALIFORNIA
XXI. — WE VISIT THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
XXII. — FROM HONOLULU TO AUSTRALIA
XXIII. — WITH OUR FRIENDS IN THE ANTIPODES
XXIV. — BALL PLAYING AND SIGHT-SEEING IN AUSTRALIA
XXV.-AFLOAT ON THE INDIAN SEA
XXVI. — FROM CEYLON TO EGYPT
XXVII.-IN THE SHADOW OF THE PYRAMIDS
XXVIII.-THE BLUE SKIES OF ITALY
XXIX. — OUR VISIT TO LA BELLE FRANCE
XXX.-THROUGH ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELAND
XXXI. — "HOME, SWEET HOME"
XXXII.-THE REVOLT OF THE BROTHERHOOD
XXXIII.-MY LAST YEARS ON THE BALL FIELD
XXXIV.-IF THIS BE TREASON, MAKE THE MOST OF IT
XXXV. — HOW MY WINTERS WERE SPENT
XXXVI-WITH THE KNIGHTS OF THE CUE
XXXVII-NOT DEAD, BUT SLEEPING
XXXVIII. — L'ENVOI

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013811874
Publisher:	VolumesOfValue
Publication date:	01/01/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

"Adrian Constantine Anson (1852 – 1922), nicknamed "Cap" (for "Captain") and "Pop", was a National Association and Major League Baseball first baseman. He played a record 27 consecutive seasons, and was regarded as one of the greatest players of his era and one of the first superstars of the game." -- Wikipedia