Sports in America"A comprehensive, controversial examination of sports as a major force in American life." Los Angeles Times There is a crisis in American sports, and it's getting worse. Drugs, violence, and the corrupting effects of money and fame. Even before these problems made national headlines, master writer James A. Michener was growing concerned about the state of sports in America. Only Michener could tackle a subject so big and leave us amazed and apalled by what we've learned, yet still loving the games we grew up on. |
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... Los Angeles and the New York Giants were leaving Manhattan for San Francisco , and some of us were discussing the consequences when a gentleman whose name I didn't catch made this ob- servation : ' A city is a place where a 417 Financing.
... Los Angeles and the New York Giants were leaving Manhattan for San Francisco , and some of us were discussing the consequences when a gentleman whose name I didn't catch made this ob- servation : ' A city is a place where a 417 Financing.
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... York tracks at Yonkers and Aqueduct . This would mean a substantial loss in taxes for New York , which garnered at least 17 percent of the pari - mutuel handle . So New York retaliated in various conniving ways . First it threw the New York ...
... York tracks at Yonkers and Aqueduct . This would mean a substantial loss in taxes for New York , which garnered at least 17 percent of the pari - mutuel handle . So New York retaliated in various conniving ways . First it threw the New York ...
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... York's Shea Stadium , built originally for baseball but converted belatedly to football too . A playing field adequate for baseball requires an area of 150,000 square feet , but football needs only 90,000 . So to build a bi - purpose ...
... York's Shea Stadium , built originally for baseball but converted belatedly to football too . A playing field adequate for baseball requires an area of 150,000 square feet , but football needs only 90,000 . So to build a bi - purpose ...
Contents
Basic Principles | 15 |
Ways of Participating | 33 |
Sports and Health | 87 |
Copyright | |
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