The age of Ruth and Landis : the economics of baseball during the roaring twenties /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Surdam, David George (Author)
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2018]
Subjects:	Baseball > Economic aspects > United States > History > 20th century. Baseball players > United States > Economic conditions > 20th century. Baseball team owners > United States > Economic conditions > 20th century. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Baseball's Interminable Wars; 2. The Rise of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis; 3. Baseball's Longstanding Gambling Problem; 4. The Financial Side of the Game; 5. Getting Fans to the Ballpark; 6. Trying to Make the Game More Popular; 7. Not a Perfect Game; 8. The Stars Are Realigned; 9. Competitive Balance and Its Discontents; 10. Owners versus Players; 11. Highly Paid but Exploited Players; 12. Hang On, the Minor Leagues' Bumpy Ride; 13. Baseball and Ethnic Diversity
14. Hilldale and the Negro Leagues in the 1920sEpilogue; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Notes; Bibliography; Index