Ed Delahanty in the Emerald Age of Baseball
| Author | : Jerrold I. Casway |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 408 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015058700124 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Ed Delahanty in the Emerald Age of Baseball written by Jerrold I. Casway and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Delahanty's career spanned the last decades of the nineteenth century during a time when the sons of post-famine Irish refugees dominated the sport and changed the playing style of America's national pastime. In this "Emerald Age" of baseball, Irish-American players comprised from 30 to 50 percent of all players, managers, and team captains. Baseball for Delahanty and other young Irishmen was a ticket out of poverty and into a life of fame and fortune. The allure and promise of celebrity and wealth, however, were disastrous for Delahanty. He found himself enmeshed in desperate contract dealings and a gambling addiction that drove him to alcohol abuse.
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