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Title: Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913
Note: Reading ease score: 70.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: The Library of Congress, Joshua Hutchinson, David King, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913" by John B. Foster is a historical reference guide focused on baseball, written during the early 20th century. This guide serves as a comprehensive look into the state of baseball in 1913, highlighting its notable events, teams, and players, as well as the evolution of baseball organizations during that era. The opening of the guide sets the stage for the season of 1913 by reflecting on the previous year, detailing the changes in team personnel, including new ownership and player organization, as well as the recent excitement surrounding the World Series. It underscores the importance of baseball in American culture, noting its growing global influence, particularly in countries like Japan and China. The introduction also hints at various innovative changes within the sport, including discussions surrounding player conduct and the formation of new teams, which all contribute to an evolving and vibrant sporting landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Editor: Foster, John B. (John Buckingham), 1863-1941
EBook No.: 10028
Published: Oct 12, 2003
Downloads: 142
Language: English
Subject: Baseball
LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Recreation, Leisure
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913
Note: Reading ease score: 70.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: The Library of Congress, Joshua Hutchinson, David King, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913" by John B. Foster is a historical reference guide focused on baseball, written during the early 20th century. This guide serves as a comprehensive look into the state of baseball in 1913, highlighting its notable events, teams, and players, as well as the evolution of baseball organizations during that era. The opening of the guide sets the stage for the season of 1913 by reflecting on the previous year, detailing the changes in team personnel, including new ownership and player organization, as well as the recent excitement surrounding the World Series. It underscores the importance of baseball in American culture, noting its growing global influence, particularly in countries like Japan and China. The introduction also hints at various innovative changes within the sport, including discussions surrounding player conduct and the formation of new teams, which all contribute to an evolving and vibrant sporting landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Editor: Foster, John B. (John Buckingham), 1863-1941
EBook No.: 10028
Published: Oct 12, 2003
Downloads: 142
Language: English
Subject: Baseball
LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Recreation, Leisure
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.