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Baltimore is the birthplace of Francis Scott Key's "The Star-Spangled Banner," the incomparable Babe Ruth, and the gold medalist Michael Phelps. It's a one-of-a-kind town with singular stories, well-publicized challenges, and also a rich sporting history. Baltimore Sports: Stories from Charm City chronicles the many ways that sports are an integral part of Baltimore's history and identity and part of what makes the city unique, interesting, and, for some people, loveable.
Wide ranging and eclectic, the essays included here cover not only the Orioles and the Ravens, but also lesser-known Baltimore athletes and teams. Toots Barger, known as the "Queen of the Duckpins," makes an appearance. So do the Dunbar Poets, considered by some to be the greatest high-school basketball team ever.
Bringing together the work of both historians and journalists, including Michael Olesker, former Baltimore Sun columnist, and Rafael Alvarez, who was named Baltimore's Best Writer by Baltimore Magazine in 2014, Baltimore Sports illuminates Charm City through this fascinating exploration of its teams, fans, and athletes.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Series Editorās Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Till Death Do Us Part: The Grand Tour of Baltimoreās Graveyard Greats
- 2. Jockeying for Position: The Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, and Baltimore
- 3. Black Knights and Engineers: The City-Poly Football Rivalry
- 4. āFor a White Boyās Chance in the Worldā: Joe Gans, Baltimoreās Forgotten Fighter
- 5. On the Courts of Druid Hill: Lucy Diggs Slowe and the Rise of Organized Black Tennis
- 6. Sweat Equity: Physical Education at The Bryn Mawr School for Girls
- 7. āMore Than a Century of Championsā: Johns Hopkins University Lacrosse
- 8. The Bears of Baltimore: Morgan State University Intercollegiate Athletics
- 9. The Team That Made Baltimore Proud: The Baltimore Bullets and the 1947ā1948 Championship Season
- 10. Toots Barger: Queen of Duckpins
- 11. āThe Best Ambassador Baltimore Ever Hadā: Art Donovan and the Colts
- 12. Sam Lacy and John Steadman: Empathy and a Conscience on the Sports Pages
- 13. Baltimoreās Bard of Baseball: Jim Bready Remembers the Oās of Old
- 14. Black Sport and Baltimore: Spats, the Judge, and the Pearl
- 15. Orange and Black Forever: How a New Yorker Fell in Love with Earl Weaverās Baltimore Orioles
- 16. A Missed Opportunity: Baltimoreās Failed Stadium Project, 1969ā1974
- 17. The Greatest High School Basketball Team Ever: The Dunbar Poets, 1981ā1982 and 1982ā1983
- 18. Baltimore Baseball Icons: The Babe, Mr. Oriole, the Iron Man, and the Forgotten Day
- 19. The Ravensā Flight to Normalcy: How Winning Restored Baltimoreās Football Culture
- 20. A Phelpsian Triptych: Mountain, Machine, and Man
- Notes
- Contributors
- Index