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Notre Dame Baseball Greats: From Anson to Yaz
Cappy Gagnon
The following men, significant to the game of baseball, share in common only their attendance at the University of Notre Dame: The greatest figure of 19th century base ball; the team president of the home team of the first ever major league game (National Association); the youngest man to pitch a minor league no-hitter and win 20 games in the majors; the first ever Native American in the majors; the only man to ever throw a double-header shout out; the creator of the All-Star game; the minor league executive credited with saving the minor leagues during the Great Depression; the sportswriter who became the general manager of the Chicago Cubs; the star of the 1967 Red Sox "Impossible Dream" season; and the hero of Game Seven of the 1997 World Series. These men and many more from Notre Dame-including a total of 72 (thus far) who have gone on to play in the major leagues-made great contributions to our national pastime.
paper 128 pp. ISBN 0-7385-3262-2 /$19.99
Order No. 2587
Baseball in Fort Wayne
Chad Gramling
The Fort Wayne Wizards’ 1993 arrival marked the beginning of professional baseball in northeast Indiana for many. However, the city boasts a rich baseball heritage that traces its roots to the very origins of the game. In fact, baseball and its record books begin with Fort Wayne. Over more than 135 years, dozens of teams have called Fort Wayne their homefield, making players into local legends and stars who excelled in the spotlight of baseball’s biggest stage. Baseball in Fort Wayne recounts the sport’s presence in the city, from the earliest days of 1871’s Kekiongas to today’s Wizards, as well as those who took the field in between.
Images of Baseball series from Arcadia Press
paper 128 pp. 2007/ISBN 0-7385-4129-X/$19.99
Order No. 2635
Baseball in South Bend
John M. Kovach
The national pastime began to take root in South Bend in the 1860s when teams like the Hoosiers, Excelsiors, and Rough-and-Readys took the field to the delight of local fans. By 1878, the legendary South Bend Greenstocking had arrived on the scene, winning the mythical Indiana State Baseball Championship and establishing the nickname of choice for South Bend baseball for years to come. The following decades saw the rising popularity of not only minor league baseball but also barnstorming teams, indoor baseball, factory leagues, and men's and women's amateur leagues. South Bend, in fact, was one of only two cities to host a team - the Blue Stockings - in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League for the entirety of that league's existence (1943-1954). This rich baseball heritage is carried on today by the South Bend SilverHawks of the Class-A Midwest League.
Images of Baseball
paper 128 pp. 2004 / ISBN 0-7385-3326-2 / $19.99
Order No. 2606
Baseball in Indianapolis
W. C. Madden
Tells the story of the American pastime in the state capital from the post-Civil War era up to the present day.
Images of Baseball series from Arcadia Press.
paper 128 pp. 2003/ISBN 0-7385-2310-0/$19.99
Order No. 2385
Hoosier High School Basketball
Bob Adams
From reports of the first game in 1894 to the heyday when Hoosier high school gyms were filled beyond capacity, "Hoosierism" and basketball have had a long and eventful relationship.
Images of America series from Arcadia Press.
paper 128 pp. 2003/ISBN0-7385-1991-X /$19.99
Order No. 2438
Pioneers of the Hardwood: Indiana and the Birth of Professional Basketball
Todd Gould
This is the story of Indiana's role in the development of professional basketball. It is a fascinating, passionate, lively sotry of raucous fans, local heroes, and men who loved the game.
paper 246 pp. 1998/ISBN 0-253-21199-9/$14.95
Order No. 2338
Getting Open: The Unknown Story of Bill Garrett and the Integration of College Basketball
Tom Graham and Rachel Graham Cody
Traces the story of the legendary basketball athlete who crossed racial barriers to play professionally in a league that had previously barred black players, in an account that documents the racially charged abuse he suffered throughout his career, his sale to the Harlem Globetrotters by the Celtics, and his work as a coach for the Indianapolis Crispus Attucks team.
cloth/$24.00
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Greatest Basketball Story Ever Told: The Milan Miracle, Then and Now
Greg Guffey
This is a story of Milan's 1954 basketball team Milan, a small school lived the impossible dream of winning the state high school basketball championship.
paper 205 pp. 1993/ISBN 0-253-31689-3/$15.95
Order No. 2295
Mac's Boys: Branch McCracken and the Legendary 1953 Hurryin' Hoosiers
Jason Hiner
Here is the electrifying story of the 1953 Hoosiers, NCAA champions, coached by Branch McCracken and boldly led by star players Bobby Leonard and Don Schlundt. This legendary Indiana University team from the pre-Bob Knight era has begun to fade from memory, but Mac' s Boys brings it vividly back to life.
One of the Hoosier state' s most beloved basketball teams, the 1953 Hoosiers were also one of the best in the history of college hoops. It was a squad that had a great coach, a pair of star players, and teammates who accepted their roles and executed them flawlessly. With Leonard and Schlundt sharing the spotlight, there was the versatile forward Dick Farley (who would have been an All-American had he played on any other team), tenacious rebounder Charlie Kraak, and the hustling, ball-hawking guard Burke Scott. They were the heart of a team that put together one of the greatest hot streaks ever seen in Big Ten basketball and then capped it off with a run through the NCAA tournament.
For Hoosier fans especially, Mac' s Boys will become a treasured tale that illuminates one of the most glorious chapters of Indiana University basketball history.
paper 347 pp. 2006 / ISBN 0-253-21814-4 / $24.95
Order No. 2614
"But They Can't Beat Us": Oscar Robertson and the Crispus Attucks Tigers
Randy Roberts
This book is about the 1950s Crispus Attucks basketball teams and Oscar Robertson's dedication to the game. An inspiring book that bring together race, joy, and achievement during a critical time in Indiana and American history.
cloth 219 pp. 1999/ISBN 1-57167-257-5/$19.95
Order No. 2278
Ball State Men's Basketball, 1918-2003
C. Warren Vander Hill and Anthony O. Edmonds
Since 1918, Ball State men's basketball has gone from a small athletic endeavor at a teachers college to a highly respected Division I program in the Mid-American Conference and the NCAA. On several occasions during the past two decades, the team has participated in post-season tournaments. Using over 200 images and insightful narrative, Ball State Men's Basketball, 1918-2003 examines the evolution of this popular program and focuses on the coaches, players, and traditions that played a part in the development of this American pastime in Indiana.
Images of Sports
paper 128 pp. 2003 / ISBN 0-7385-3163-4 / $19.99
Order No. 2609
Major: A Black Athlete, a White Era, and the Fight to be the World's Fastest Human Being
Todd Balf
Major is the gripping story of a superstar nobody saw coming--a classic underdog, aided by an unlikely crew: a disgraced fight promoter, a broken ex-racer, and a poor upstate girl from New York who wanted to be a queen. It is also the account of a fierce rivalry that would become an archetypal tale of white versus black in the 20th century. Most of all, it is the tale of our nation's first black sports celebrity-- a man who transcended the handicaps of race at the turn of the century to reach the stratosphere of fame.
cloth 306 pp. 2008/ISBN 978-0-307-23658-6/$24.00
Order No. 2684
Football at Ball State University 1924-2001
E. Bruce Geelhoed
Using over 200 vintage photos, the author explores how football grew and developed at Ball State Univeristy from the Hoosieroons in 1924 to today.
Images of Sports series from Arcadia Press.
paper 128 pp. 2001/ISBN 0-7385-1892-1 /$19.99
Order No. 2435
Shake Down the Thunder: The Creation of Notre Dame Football
Murray Sperber
This book traces the history of the Notre Dame football program, from its humble origins in the nineteenth century to its status as the paragon of college sports.
paper 656 pp. 1993 reprinted 2002/ISBN 0-253-21568-4/$24.95
Order No. 2339
Indianapolis Hockey
Andrew Smith
It was at Indy’s Market Square Arena that the legendary Wayne Gretzky the “Great One” began his professional career, skating for eight games with the Indianapolis Racers in 1978 before joining fellow ex-Racer Mark Messier to dominate the NHL in Edmonton. Indianapolis Hockey tells the story of the teams and players who have created such a rich hockey history in the state capital.
Images of Sports series from Arcadia Press.
paper 128 pp. 2004/ISBN 0-7385-3336-X/$19.99
Order No. 2489
For Gold and Glory: Charlie Wiggins and the African-American Racing Car Circuit
Todd Gould
The never-before-told story of "the Negro Speed King" and the African-American racing car circuit.
cloth 212 pp. 2002/ISBN 0-253-34133-7/ $27.95
Order No. 2382
paper/$19.95
Order No. 2660
The Indy 500 1956 - 1965
Ben Lawrence and W. C. Madden and Christopher Baas 
Photographer Ben Lawrence covered what is considered by many to be the Golden Era of Racing at the Indianapolis 500 and was there when the Era ended with the transition from the front-engined Offenhauser to the rear-engined Lotus-Fords. The author leaves the reader with a greater understanding of what the 500 was like during it Golden Era.
Images of Sports series from Arcadia Press.
paper 128 pp. 2004/ISBN 0-7385-3246-0/$19.99
Order No. 2459
Indy: Racing Before The 500, the Untold Story of the Brickyard
D. Bruce Scott
Did you know that the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was actually built in 1909, not 1911? Host to balloon races, motorcycle races, an aviation meet and over 80 auto races, the Speedway was the center of many events before the first Indianapolis 500 was even a thought. This history has been carefully researched and documented in this book.
cloth 272 pp. 2005/ISBN 0-9766149-0-1/$59.95
Order No. 2533
Ghosts of Jungle Park
Tom W. Williams
"The Ghosts of Jungle Park" by Tom W. Williams. History, Myth and Legend - The story of a place like no other. This is the history of Jungle Park, a resort and speedway built in the 1920's in west central Indiana at the introduction of the "speed age".
cloth 330 pp. 2008/ ISBN 1-891-390-49-X / $40.00
Order No. 2641
The Kickin' Hoosiers
Kathryn L. Knapp
The Kickin’ Hoosiers covers 41 years of determination, celebration, success, and class. It profiles IU’s All-American players, the Hoosier soccer family, and the challenges that came with building the program into the powerhouse it is today. Packed with photos, memories, facts, and figures. The Kickin’ Hoosiers celebrates a winning tradition at Indiana University.
paper 159 pp. 2004/ISBN 0-253-21741-5/$19.95
Order No. 2479
Indiana Sporting Life: selections from Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History
Ray Boomhower
From the friendship of Carl Erskine and Jackie Robinson to the daredevil feats of driver “Cannon Ball” Baker, the figures who have made Hoosier sports history are highlighted in the book Indiana Sporting Life: Selections from Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History.
Featuring articles from past issues of Traces magazine that follow the theme of “Indiana Sporting Life.” The book is the first in a series that will focus on subjects examined in the pages of Traces over the years. The writers who crafted these pieces showcase the distinguished lineage of this award-winning quarterly produced by the society and distributed as a benefit of membership in the organization.
Created in 1989, Traces has been an instrument for the Society to bring its members good narrative and analytical history about the Hoosier State in its broader contexts of region and nation. Through the years the magazine has examined the impact of Hoosiers on the nation and the world by exploring the work of such famous figures as Eugene Debs, Gene Stratton Porter, Lew Wallace, James Dean, Madam C.J. Walker, and Wendell Willkie. Just as important as to the magazine’s staff, Traces has also featured ordinary Indiana men and women, shedding light on obscure lives and work.
paper 180 pp. 2005/ISBN 0-87195-186-x/ $19.95
Order No. 2574
Varsity Sports at Indiana University: A Pictorial History
Cecil K. Boyd and Ward W. Moore
Here is the first ever complete pictorial history of varsity athletics at Indiana University in Bloomington. Starting with baseball in 1883; followed by football, which became a varsity sport in 1887; up through women's track and women's soccer, this volume is a treasure.
cloth 208 pp. 1999/ISBN 0-253-33578-7/$39.95
Order No. 2415
