Press Box: Red Smith's Favorite Sports Stories
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Book Overview
From The House that Ruth Built to the grass courts of Wimbledon, from the opening tip to the nineteenth hole, Red Smith's Press Box offers a bird's-eye view of the greatest moments in sports history. Literary or low-down, ringside or rinkside, the meticulous eye and wide-angle wit of these classics promise great reading for every sports fan.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0393310027
ISBN13:9780393310023
Release Date:May 1993
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:196 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.3"
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Press Box: Red Smith's Favorite Sports Stories
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Remarkable collection of sports writing. Smith doesn't claim, as some do, that the writing on the Sports page is the best in journalism, not does he favor another cliche - that only sportswriters can write good sports stories. Case in point: a beautiful story for the New Yorker penned by John Updike, who never wrote about baseball again. Remarkable insight into Ted Williams and his last game at Fenway Park. A recent Ivy League grad, Updike hit it on the button like a sharp line drive. A fun read. Easy to pick up and then put down for later.
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