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jRKFJ [Mobile pdf] The Black Prince of Baseball: Hal Chase and the Mythology of the Game Online [jRKFJ.ebook] The Black Prince of Baseball: Hal Chase and the Mythology of the Game Pdf Free Donald Dewey, Nicholas Acocella ePub | *DOC | audiobook | ebooks | Download PDF #3435217 in Books Dewey Donald 2016-05-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.02 x 1.01 x 5.98l, .0 #File Name: 0803299397456 pagesThe Black Prince of Baseball Hal Chase and the Mythology of the Game | File size: 49.Mb Donald Dewey, Nicholas Acocella : The Black Prince of Baseball: Hal Chase and the Mythology of the Game before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised The Black Prince of Baseball: Hal Chase and the Mythology of the Game: 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Rogue of the DiamondBy Bud O'BaerHal Chase was a slick-fielding first baseman whose fielding impressed the men and whose looks impressed the women. Babe Ruth selected Chase as his first baseman for his all-time baseball team. However, the fast-living liked to make an easy buck by throwing games to win money by betting against his team. Essentially Hal's MLB career was over by 1920 when judge Landis began to clean-up the game by expelling the notorious Black Sox and other known gamblers. Hal Chase was a man who lived by the produce of his glove and his bat, so he went on to play many additional years in outlaw leagues, down in Mexico and even in the semi-professional ranks. A very enjoyable baseball journey.2 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Hal Chase's StoryBy John McCarthyI started to read it and maybe because I've read too much about gambling in baseball I haven't been able to get into this book. I'm not finished but its been a struggle to stay nterested.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Complex book on a complex baseball playerBy LSmithThroughout his career in not only the major leagues, but also in semipro baseball and ldquo;outlawrdquo; leagues in California (including the early days of the Pacific Coast League), Hal Chase was known alternately as one of the best fielding infielders in the early 20th century or one of the most crooked players in the game as it was the era of fixed games and shady deals on and off the field.This extensively researched and well-written biography by Donald Dewy and Nicholas Acocella is an exhaustive look at the man and his accomplishment ndash; both positive and negative. While the common line is that Chase was banned from the game because of his gambling, that was not the case as Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis did not ban Chase as he did the eight players from the Chicago White Sox for throwing the 1919 World Series. It is true he never played again in the major leagues after 1920, but that was more because teams didnrsquo;t want to take a chance on a 36-year-old infielder with a history of injuries and a poor reputation.That, in a nutshell, is the case the authors are trying to prove with their research ndash; that Chase, while far from an innocent person in the era of gambling in baseball, was merely one part of the entire operation that was a black eye on the game. Chase was an excellent personification of the lifestyle of the well-to-do at that time. His off- the-field exploits that included more gambling, shadier deals and many women (despite being married twice) is also well documented in the book. By giving this portrait of Chase, the authors also are allowing the reader to not only learn about the man and the times, but to also draw his or her own conclusion on how much Chase had to do with the gambling plaguing the game.The book is not a quick or easy read. The writing is very detailed, especially when the topic is one of several grand jury trials in which Chase had to testify or was the subject of othersrsquo; testimony. While they can be slow to read and digest, these passages, along with the details of Chasersquo;s interactions with others such as White Sox owner Charles Comiskey make for very interesting reading. It was not easy to finish this book, but like the fictional story that seemed to never end until it did, this one had that same feeling. The reader will wonder just how much more dirt can be dug up on Chase, but once it ends, it results in a very satisfying book.I wish to thank University of Nebraska Press for providing a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. As America lurched into the twentieth century, its national pastime was afflicted with the same moral malaise that was enveloping the rest of the nation. Players regularly bet on games, games were routinely fixed, and league politics were as dirty as the base paths. Against this backdrop, Hal Chase emerged as one of the gamersquo;s greatest players and also as one of its most scandalous characters. With charisma and bravado that earned him the nickname The Prince, Chase charmed his way across America, spinning lies in the afternoon, dealing high-stakes poker at night, and gambling with beautiful women until dawn. Most notoriously of all, he undermined his stature as the erarsquo;s greatest first baseman by conniving with gamblers to fix games and draw teammates into his diamond conspiracies. But as Donald Dewey and Nicholas Acocella reveal in their groundbreaking biography, The Black Prince of Baseball, Chase was also a scapegoat for baseball notables with hands even dirtier than his. These included league officials who ignored facts in an attempt to pin the 1919 Black Sox scandal on him andmdash;a previously unknown twistmdash;the fabled John McGraw, who perjured himself on a witness stand against the first baseman. Although Chase, contrary to popular belief, was never banned from the major leagues, meticulous research by the authors implicates him in other shady enterprises as well, not least an attempt to blackmail revivalist Aimee Semple McPherson. As The Black Prince of Baseball makes clear, in his protean talents and larcenies, Hal Chase personified all the excesses of Ragtime. 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