Fair Dealing and Clean Playing: The Hilldale Club and the Development of Black Professional Baseball, 1910-1932
(Part of the Sports and Entertainment Series)
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The Hilldale Club of Darby, Pennsylvania, was the dominant team in black baseball during the 1920s. Their success came about largely through the efforts of Hilldale president and manager Edward Bolden. Bolden's professionalism and reputation for fair play were instrumental in his forming the Eastern Colored (EC) League in 1922. This absorbing story, highlighted with vivid photographs, chronicles the origins and development of black baseball.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0815608659
ISBN13:9780815608653
Release Date:June 2007
Publisher:Syracuse University Press
Length:304 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.3" x 9.0"
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