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"Excerpt from Commy: The Life Story of Charles A. Comiskey, the "Grand Old Roman" Of Baseball and for Nineteen Years President and Owner of the American League Baseball Team "the White Sox"
In the Centennial year of 1876 there appeared on Chicago''s diamonds a tall and lanky youth known to local fame as a pitcher. He brought into the game a sinewy right arm, a pair of speedy legs and a strong individuality. An event ful career of forty-three years has well-nigh robbed him of all but the last. But this indi viduality sets him apart from others now as it did in ''76. Were it otherwise there would be no occasion to enter upon the life story of Charles Albert Comiskey, known to millions as a player, manager, club - owner and man.
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In the Centennial year of 1876 there appeared on Chicago''s diamonds a tall and lanky youth known to local fame as a pitcher. He brought into the game a sinewy right arm, a pair of speedy legs and a strong individuality. An event ful career of forty-three years has well-nigh robbed him of all but the last. But this indi viduality sets him apart from others now as it did in ''76. Were it otherwise there would be no occasion to enter upon the life story of Charles Albert Comiskey, known to millions as a player, manager, club - owner and man.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Gustaf W. Axelson
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265929520
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
Page Count - 356
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Gustaf W. Axelson
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781332415120
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
Page Count - 358
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