{"product_id":"base-ball-how-to-become-a-player-with-the-origin-history-and-explanation-of-the-game-paperback","title":"Base-Ball: How to Become a Player: With the Origin, History, and Explanation of the Game - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenry Chadwick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eZane Grey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn L. Jenkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHEARKEN back to a time before sports equipment, when \"ballists\" snagged grounders and fly balls with their bare hands, and when the pitcher's mound was only thirty-five feet from home \"base.\" After 150 years, baseball continues to represent the best of the American spirit. As our nation split in a Civil War, sportsmanship, athleticism, respect for the rules of the game-all earmarks of the sport we call baseball-took on new meaning as young men gathered in grassy meadows to play the game we call America's pastime. RPress Books is pleased to publish this first in a collection of classic base ball (base-ball) literature. In addition to \"Base-Ball: How to Become a Player, \" by John Montgomery Ward and Henry Chadwick's \"Beadle's Dime Base Ball Player,\" the reader will also find in this publication a short story titled \"The Redheaded Outfield\" published in 1915 by renowned author Zane Grey, and a first chapter excerpt from \"I Love Base Ball,\" a new, original story from the 2013 RPress Books \"Batter Up\" series. Also included are short biographies of authors Ward, Chadwick, and Grey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 22, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796543897888,"sku":"9781940072067","price":13.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cf8672fa1c695a6729a25c152509a778.webp?v=1780761206","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/base-ball-how-to-become-a-player-with-the-origin-history-and-explanation-of-the-game-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}