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xiii, 288 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits (some color) ; 24 cm
The Rise and Fall of the Press Box is a personal memoir from the dean of American sports writers. Leonard Koppett draws on 60 years of observation to analyze how the stature of a national cultural phenomenon---the press box---was diminished by the onset of 20th Century technology. But more than a history of the press box, Koppett delivers a seminal work on sport as a cultural influence in 20th Century America.
Through an amalgam of anecdote, recollection and gossip, he describes the mood of a time gone by, a time when newspapers were the primary deliverers of information, and their writers were the nation's storytellers. It was an era before television, a time when the likes of Damon Runyon, Ring Lardner and Grantland Rice were recognizable by the style of their writing, not the style of their hair. The transformation began with the arrival of television. In short order, broadcasters were stars, athletes were millionaires, and fans became publicity mongers, arriving at games with their faces painted more brightly than their signs. Koppett has brilliantly described this evolution and has crafted a book that will be the benchmark on the subject for years to come.
Part One---How it started. 1. The working press -- 2. What happened to it -- 3. Giants of the golden age -- Part Two---The way it was. 4. Press box and press room -- 5. The road -- 6. Clubhouse and bench -- 7. Country clubs -- 8. League meetings and strikes -- 9. Courtrooms -- 10. The halls of Congress -- 11. Cameras and microphones -- Part Three---Personal items. 12. Childhood -- 13. KF-79 and Columbia -- 14. The ETO -- 15. Columbia again -- 16. The baseball dinner -- 17. The Broadway show league -- 18. Toots Shor's -- 19. Chairman -- 20. California -- 21. Editor emeritus -- Part Four---Professional items. 22. The New York Herald Tribune -- 23. The New York Post -- 24. The New York Times -- 25. Newspapers on strike -- 26. The Sporting News -- 27. Official scoring -- 28. The basketball scandals -- 29. The book business -- 30. The Tribune Company -- 31. Spring training -- Part Five---People. 32. Bettors -- 33. Readers -- 34. Editors -- 35. Coaches and managers -- 36. Players -- 37. Commissioners -- 38. Others -- Part Six---Teams. 39. Yankees -- 40. Giants -- 41. Dodgers -- 42. Knicks -- 43. Mets -- 44. Football Giants and Jets -- 45. Niners and Raiders -- 46. Oakland A's -- Part Seven---Games. 47. Post-season and all-star games -- 48. Football and basketball, then and now -- Racetracks -- Part Eight---Summing up. 50. Ethics and responsibilities -- 51. Styles (of writing and behavior) -- 52. Statistics -- 53. The unknown future.