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Informationen zum Autor Award-winning writer and researcher, Daniel R. Levitt is the author of several critically acclaimed books on baseball, including Ed Barrow: the Bulldog who Built the Yankees' First Dynasty and Paths to Glory: How Great Baseball Teams Got That Way, with Mark Armour which won the Sporting News-SABR Baseball Research Award. Levitt is a longtime member of the SABR, the baseball research organization, and a past president of the Minnesota chapter. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and two children. Klappentext In 1914 and 1915 the newly formed Federal League struggled for profits and Major League status, the established leagues battled to stop them, and the players organized baseball's first real union. The consequences of this battle would shape the business of baseball and American professional sports in general for many years to come. Zusammenfassung In 1914 and 1915 the newly formed Federal League struggled for profits and Major League status! the established leagues battled to stop them! and the players organized baseball's first real union. The consequences of this battle would shape the business of baseball and American professional sports in general for many years to come. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Dramatis Personae Chapter 1: The Opening Salvo Chapter 2: America Meets Sports Leagues Chapter 3: Rumblings Chapter 4: Going Major Chapter 5: A Real Players Union Chapter 6: The Battle for Chicago Chapter 7: Organized Baseball Responds Chapter 8: The Season Opens: On the Field and in the Courts Chapter 9: The Struggle Continues Chapter 10: A Possible Settlement Chapter 11: Player Reinforcements Chapter 12: Antitrust Attack Chapter 13: Owner Reinforcements Chapter 14: A Long Summer Chapter 15: The Final Countdown Chapter 16: Aftermath Notes Sources
