GORDON, ALISON

Foul Balls: Five Years In The American League

Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1984, 1st Canadian Edition. (ISBN: 0771034253) . Book, When Alison Gordon started covering the Blue Jays for The Toronto Star in 1979, the club was an unlikely collection of cast-offs and hangers-on. The pitching roster ..read like an eye chart and often threw as if they needed glasses. Holding the opposition hitless through the playing of both national anthems was considered a good outing. Five years later the Toronto team is the toast of baseball. And here is the inside story on the Blue Jays' flight to the top. Included are revealing profiles of some of today's leading stars..along with sketches of the memorable athletes.. who toiled for Toronto when the low-flying Jays were in last place. Gordon had almost as difficult a time as the Blue Jays during her early years covering the Blue Jays during her early years covering the team. The appearance of a woman reporter in a locker room in 1979 caused some baseball old-timers to choke on their tobacco. Despite the inevitable trials-by-childishness, Gordon was accepted, after her first season, as one of the scribes. And for the next four years her springs and summers were a blur of scorecards, deadlines and plane rides. In Foul Balls she recalls some of the memorable moments of her seasons in the sun:..Gordon takes the reader on an around-the-league road trip, covering all the bases,as well as the locker rooms, press boxes, and ballparks. To some players, owners and managers she throws bouquets, to others, spitballs. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 33680

Catalogue: Sport

Keywords: 0771034253 Sport Baseballl

KARNAZES, DEAN

50/50: Secrets I Learned Running 50 Marathons in 50 Days--and How You Too Can Achieve Super Endurance

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Wellness Central. 2008, ARC/Advance Reading Copy. (ISBN: 0446581836) Soft cover. Book, In the Fall of 2006, Dean Karnazes, known as the 'Lance Armstrong of the running world', took on the ultimate challenge: running 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 consecutive days. Dean set off in a caravan packed with fellow runners, with nothing more than a roadmap and a determination that defied all physical limitations. 50/50 goes beyond the incredible story of these 50 marathons. It is a firsthand, fascinating story of what it's like to push the limits of strength under grueling conditions - and how Dean Karnazes pulled off the extraordinary. This book is also packed with Dean's secrets that runners everywhere will want to know. These include what to do when you hit a wall, how to adapt quickly to drastic terrain, how to get motivated after a really tough day, and the best diet and exercise tips to improve your own best time. Complete with Dean's practical tips on building endurance, this book will appeal to marathon runners and athletes everywhere, as well as to readers who crave an inspiring story of incredible accomplishment. As New.

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Book number: 041947

Catalogue: Sport

Keywords: 0446581836 Long Distance Running Marathons Health and Fitness Zzkarakas Sent

LONG, R.BRENT

The first one hundred years : Mississaugua Golf and Country Club

Mississauga Ontaro, Mississaugua Golf & Country Club. 2006, 1st Canadian Edition. Hardcover. Book, The Mississaugua Golf & Country Club is a mixed club featuring an 18-hole championship golf course, curling facilities with six sheets, pro shop and lounge, tennis courts and an active bridge club. It was founded in 1906. This publication celebrates the centennial of the club."Written & researched by R. Brent Long ; proof reader, John Tenpenny" Chapters include" The First Shot - A New Beginning; The Growth Years; The Thompson Brothers; Ada Mackenzie; Prosperous and Innovative; The Open Comes to Mississauga; The War Years; A New Era; A Year-Round Club; The Head Golf Professionals; The Golf Course; A Major Expansion; 75th Anniversary Celebrations; A New Chapter Begins; The Winds of Change; A New Millenium; Curli ng - Ciad Mille Failte ("A Hundred Thousand Welcomes"); Tennis - A Party Waiting to Happen; A Walk in the Park - Our Beautiful Trees; A Moment in Time - 2006 Centenary Celebrations, Appendices. 16p. illus. llius, illustrated endpapers [Only 2 copies found in WorldCat. As New/As New.

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Book number: 045861

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Keywords: Mississauga Ontario Golf Country Club Sports Mississauga

MCRAE, EARL (INTRODUCTION BY TRENT FRAYNE)

Requiem for Reggie and Other Great Sports Stories

Toronto, Chimo Publishing. 1977, 1st.Canadian Edition. (ISBN: 0920344011) Hardcover. Book, 149p. Fine/Near Fine - Slight Chips.

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Book number: 041302

Catalogue: Sport

Keywords: 0920344011 Sports Canada Canadian Biographies George Chuvalo Bobbie Orr Phil Esposito