[EPHEMERA] [SOUTHERN PACIFIC CLUB] [SOFTBALL LEAGUE]

Group of 7 Schedule Cards for the Southern Pacific (Railroad) Club Softball League Which Notate Dates for Club Softball Games Dates Include: 1947, 1949, 1950 (Two Copies) , 1951 and 1954.

San Francisco, CA: Southern Pacific Railroad, 0. Hardcover. Seven small format cards (similar to 4" x 8" index cards) in various colors, with a vertical fold down the center. Each card includes the team departments, the calendar of the games and penciled or inked notations from the previous owner - some of which denote winners and scores. Several of the cards have punch marks similar to those used on passenger trains.. Very Good .

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Book number: 43063

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: Sports Ephemera Southern Pacific Railroad Softball Softball Teams Company Sports Teams

NATIONAL BILLIARD ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

Nantional Better Billiards Program the Plan - It's Purpose (Series No. 10)

Chicago, IL: National Billiard Association of America, 1934. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a small format pamphlet with self covers and stapled spine. The pamphlet is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The pamphlet cover has some light rippling, edge wear and small nicks. The covers have noticeable generalized toning. The text pages are generally clean and bright, and also have generalized toning. There is an ink stamped price on the front cover. " (Ruth) McGinnis stated playing pool at the aged 7 in her father's barbershop pool hall on South Main Street in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. She was a prodigious player at a young age, making a run of 47 at the age of about 10. She was the captain of the varsity basketball team that won the Pennsylvania state championship in 1928. McGinnis scored 36 points in one game, and 341 across the 15 games in the series. In 1943, she completed training as a physical education teacher at Teachers' College. Whilst at Stroudsburg, she participated in a number of sports, including soccer, golf, softball and field hockey. She also served as a lifeguard, and is said to have saved a man from drowning. McGinnis found it difficult to secure a teaching post after leaving Stroudsburg, and joined a programme called "Better Billiards," organised by the National Billiards Council of America, which sponsored McGinnis to visit pool halls and promote pool. The visits usually involved her giving a short talk, demonstrating some trick shots, and playing against representatives of the venue. She travelled around 28,000 miles a year, and over 200,000 miles in less than ten years." (from Wikipedia). Good .

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Book number: 40540

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: Sports National Billiard Associatoin Of America Billiards National Better Billiards Program Billiards Players Biographies Sports

SAN JOSE BEES

San Jose Bees 1974 Official Program & Yearbook

San Jose, CA: San Jose Bees, 1974. Paperback. This is an oversized paperback book / program (and yearbook). The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. The book covers -both front and rear - have a previous owner's inked mathematics and numbers scribbled all over. The text pages are clean and bright, with the exception of one advert clipped from the bottom edge of page 23/24. The stats page has NOT been filled in. "San Jose has hosted multiple minor league baseball teams throughout its history. The current lineage can be traced back to the San Jose Bees who joined the California League in 1962 as an affiliate of the expansion Los Angeles Angels. They switched to a Kansas City Royals affiliate from 1970–1974 and a Cleveland Indians affiliate in 1975–1976. Many players on the Kansas City Royals teams of the 1970s and 1980s, including George Brett, Amos Otis, and Dennis Leonard played in San Jose. The Sacramento Solons then leased the San Jose affiliate for two seasons, when they were known as the San Jose Missions and played in the Pacific Coast League as an affiliate of the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners. In 1982 the club became affiliated with the Montreal Expos and was known as the San Jose Expos. The Expos ended their affiliation after one year and the renamed Bees became an independent club. As an independent club, the Bees were free to sign players from Nippon Professional Baseball; the Seibu Lions sent several players to the Bees on loan in this period including Norio Tanabe and Kimiyasu Kudo. The 1986 Bees employed five decorated former Major Leaguers who struggled with drugs and alcohol and were effectively blacklisted by Major League Baseball: Steve Howe, Mike Norris, Ken Reitz, Todd Cruz and Daryl Sconiers. The mix of disgraced former stars and Japanese imports attracted attention from such publications as The Times, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 48487

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: Sports San Jose Bees Kansas City Royals Baseball Minor League Teams

CAMARILLO, SHARON

Barrel Racing for Fun and Fast Times Winning Tips for Horse and Rider

New York, NY: Skyhorse, 2010. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1602397848. Color Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright.; Signed by Author. Near Fine .

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Book number: 47813

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: 1602397848 Sports Sharon Camarillo Barrel Racing Horses Team Sports

CARD, ORSON SCOTT

Ainge

Provo, Utah: Orion Books, 1982. Limited Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0941214028. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade paperback book - still in it's original plastic wrap. The book is in Near Fine (or better) condition and was issued without a dust jacket. "Ainge (1981) is an out of print non-fiction book by author Orson Scott Card. It is a biography of star basketball player Danny Ainge. Two thousand copies were printed, distributed only in Provo, Utah, United States. " (from Wikipedia) and "Daniel Ray Ainge (born March 17, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and professional baseball player who serves as an executive for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). During his 18-year career as general manager for the Boston Celtics, Ainge was known for making bold moves to help the team rebuild, and clearing cap space. He served as the Celtics' president of basketball operations from 2003 until his retirement in 2021. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine .

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Book number: 49812

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: 0941214028 Biography Orson Scott Card Sports Basketball

CAYFORD, JOHN E

Underwater Work a Manual of Scuba Commercial, Salvage, and Construction Operations

Cambridge, MD: Cornell Maritime Press, 1959. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book is in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. "During the Korean War, he served as an Armed Forces photojournalist, supplying articles for military and civilian newspapers throughout the United States and 26 allied nations. He was a master diver and associated with International Undersea Services, I. U. S. As president of I. U. S, his underwater work was varied and complex, including the underwater work for the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge and the Bluenose Ferry docks in Bar Harbor and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. He worked for Eastern Maine Medical Center for almost 30 years as a boiler engineer, until his retirement in January 2000. John was a Maine historian and authored many books on the subject. He also wrote numerous articles about diving and shipping. His articles appeared in magazines such as, Down East, American Heritage, Sea Classics, Muzzle Blasts, New England Galaxy, World Construction, Maine Life and Soundings Magazine, plus many others in the United States as well as foreign publications" (from the University of Maine collection). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 48145

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: Sports John E. Cayford SCUBA Salvage Operations Scuba Diving Underwater Diving Commercial Scuba Salvage Diving

CHASTAIN, BRANDI (WITH GLORIA AVERBUCH)CHASTAIN, BRANDI (WITH GLORIA AVERBUCH)

It's Not About the Bra How to Play Hard, Play Fair, and Put the Fun Back Into Competetive Sports

New York: Harper Collins, 2004. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0060765992. Color Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing tothe spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, with some light edge wear to the spine ends and corners. There is a small rubbed tear to the top front flap joint. This copy has been signed by the author with a short inscription, on the title page. "Brandi Denise Chastain (born July 21, 1968) is an American retired soccer player, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion, two-time Olympic gold-medalist, coach, and sports broadcaster. She played for the United States national team from 1988–2004. In her 192 caps on the team, she scored 30 goals playing primarily in the defender and midfielder positions. She scored a World Cup-winning penalty shootout goal against China in the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup final. Chastain played professionally for Shiroki FC in the Japan Women's Football League, the San Jose CyberRays of the Women's United Soccer Association, FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer, and California Storm of Women's Premier Soccer League. " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 39295

Catalogue: Sports Biography

Keywords: 0060765992 Sports Biography Brandi Chastain Women's Soccer World Cup Soccer Sports Biographies Signed Editions Competetive sports Inspiration soccer

DUNN, PAUL H. (AS TOLD BY ) (WITH A FOREWORD BY HAROLD B. LEE)

Win If You Will Thirteen Winners Show How

Salt Lake City, UT: Bookcraft, Inc, 1972. 10th Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacke has several edge tears, nicks and spots of ground-in dirt. This copy has been signed by the author, with a short inscription, on the front endpaper. "Paul Harold Dunn (April 24, 1924 – January 9, 1998) was a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Dunn was widely considered one of the most dynamic speakers among the general authorities in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1991, Dunn stated that he had "not always been accurate" in his speeches and writings after it was reported that he "made up many of the stories about baseball and battle he told as personal experiences"." (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 38302

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: Sports Paul H. Dunn Harold B. Lee Bookcraft, Inc. Signed Edition Religion Mormon Church Sports

DUROCHER, LEO

Playing the Giants Game (New York Giants)

New York, NY: National Exhibition Co, 1949. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a smaller than trade sized booklet (approx. 6" x 4") with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers of the book have some light fading, especially to the spine joints. There is some light bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners. The text pages are clean and bright. According to Worldcat there are only three copies of this booklet in libraries. "Durocher returned for the 1948 season, but his outspoken personality and a 35-37 start again caused friction with Rickey, and on July 16 Durocher, Rickey and New York Giants owner Horace Stoneham negotiated a deal whereby Durocher was let out of his Brooklyn contract to take over the Dodgers' cross-town rivals. He enjoyed perhaps his greatest success with the Giants, and possibly a measure of sweet revenge against the Dodgers, as the Giants won the 1951 NL pennant in a playoff against Brooklyn, ultimately triumphing on Bobby Thomson's historic game-winning "Shot 'Heard 'Round The World" home run. Later with the Giants in 1954, Durocher won his only World Series championship as a manager by sweeping the heavily favored Cleveland Indians, who posted the highest American League winning percentage of all time (111–43) during the regular season. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 50135

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: Sports Baseball Leo Durocher New York Giants Carl Hubbell Mel Ott

ETTIN, ERWIN D. (EDITOR)

Philip Morris 1953 Football Schedule 1953 College and Professional Schedules - Statistics - Features - Information Guide

New York, NY: The Woodrow Press, Inc, 1953. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a small format booklet (approx. 5" x 3") with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The booklet covers have some finger wear and light wrinkling. The covers have some light fading. The text pages are generally clean and bright, but there is some light underlining on two facing pages for the 1952 All American page. "From 1933 to 1974, when he retired to sail and golf, Roventini, or “little Johnny, ” was a living trademark for Philip Morris cigarettes. He appeared throughout the country in person, on billboards, in magazines and on radio and television dressed in his signature red usher’s jacket, striped trousers, black pillbox hat and white gloves. He made his famous call more than 1 million times, intoning it officially for the last time in 1974 to open the company’s operations center in Richmond, Va. Johnny’s well-known uniform, inspired by a 1919 poster of a bellboy, is now in the American Ad Museum in Portland, Ore. The stand-up collar of the jacket became a fashion classic that endures today, known in design circles as a “Johnny collar. ”Born to Italian immigrant parents, Roventini got a job as a bellboy at the Hotel New Yorker and earned minor fame when the hotel put his picture on postcards. He was identified as “the smallest bellboy in the world. ”When advertising agency president Milton Biow came up with the idea of having his cigarette paged as if it were a man, he stopped by New York’s Commodore Hotel and asked for the best bellhop in town. He was sent to the Hotel New Yorker and spied Johnny. Biow gave him a dollar and told the naive youth to page Mr. Philip Morris." (from the Los Angeles times death notices for Dec. 3, 1998). Very Good- .

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Book number: 50136

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: Sports Football Erwin D. Ettin Football Schedules Philip Morris Cigarettes

EVANS, CHARLES

On Climbing

Woodstock, VT: The Countryman Press, 1955. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping (there is a bit more of a bump to the bottom front corner of the book cover). The text pages are clean and bright. There is an inked previous owner's name on the front endpaper. "Evans was on Eric Shipton's 1952 British Cho Oyu expedition, a preparation for 1953. Evans was then John Hunt's deputy leader on the 1953 British Mount Everest Expedition, which made the first ascent of Everest in 1953. Evans and Tom Bourdillon were the first assault party, and made the first ascent of the South Summit. They came to within three hundred feet of the main summit of Everest on 26 May 1953, but were forced to turn back due to tiredness, lack of enough oxygen for the return and malfunctioning of the (experimental closed-circuit) oxygen apparatus. The summit was reached by their teammates Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in the second assault party three days later, on 29 May 1953. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 49308

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: Sports Charles Evans Mountain Climbing Rock Climbing

EVANS, NORM (AS TOLD TO RAY DIDINGER & SONNY SCHWARTZ) (FOREWORD BY DON SHULA)

On God's Squad the Story of Norm Evans

Carol Stream, IL: Creation House, 1971. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Photographs; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author, with a short inscription, on the front endpaper. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning rubbing to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some edge wear, bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. There are a couple of small edge nicks and tears to the spine ends and corners. "Norman Earl Evans (born September 28, 1942) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for 14 seasons in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). Evans is the only player in NFL history to be chosen in two expansion drafts. He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs. The Miami Dolphins took Evans from the Houston Oilers in the 1966 AFL Expansion draft. He played 10 seasons with Miami. Evans was also chosen by the Seattle Seahawks in the 1976 NFL Expansion Draft and played three seasons there. He was selected to two Pro Bowls and played in three Super Bowls, winning twice, all with the Dolphins. " (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 50418

Catalogue: Sports Biography

Keywords: Sports Biography Norm Evans Ray Didinger Sonny Schwartz Don Shula Sports Football Religion

DICK & FITZGERALD

The American Boy's Book of Sports and Games: A Repository of in-and-out-Door Amusements

1864. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. The book is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have edge wear, rubbing and toning / foxing. There is some fraying to the spine ends, corners and spine joints along with some edge tearing to the spine joints and cloth to the spine. The former owner has tried to glue the front hinge as a repair. The text pages are generally clean and bright though there are spots of foxing. The rear endpaper has been removed. This book includes an early description of the game of baseball. There are copies of the first edition which include the first color illustrations of the game and others which lack the plates -- this is one of the latter. There are black and white illustrations of the game, along with 10 pages of rules (including this: "If an adversary stops the ball with his hat or cap, or takes it from the hands of a party not engaged in the game, no player can be put out unless the ball shall first have been settled in the hands of the pitcher." ).. Good .

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Book number: 40439

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: Sports Boys sports Baseball Dick & Fitzgerald Sports and Games Sports

FLEMING, PEGGY (WITH PETER KAMINSKY)

The Long Program Skating Towards Life's Victories

New York, NY: Pocket Books, 1999. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed, with an inscription, on the title page. The book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a small bump to the bottom spine end of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is in mostly clean condition, but has a small semi-closed tear to the top front panel, along with some light rubbing and wear to the top front flap joint. "Fleming's mother selected a color for her Grenoble skating costume, chartreuse, named after the liqueur of that color produced by neighboring Carthusians in their founding monastery, which also gives the name "chartreuse" to the region, thereby perhaps inspiring local French audience support for Peggy's virtually flawless performance. Her award in Grenoble was singularly important for the American athletes and the nation as a whole, for this was the only gold medal that the U. S. Olympic team won in the 1968 Winter Olympics. It signaled a return to American dominance in the sport of women's figure skating following the unprecedented tragedy of the 1961 Sabena plane crash. " (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 45518

Catalogue: Sports Biography

Keywords: Sports Biographies Peggy Fleming Peter Kaminsky Skating Figure Skating Olympic Champions Grenoble, France Signed Edition

GUNBY, R A

Sport Parachuting Handbook the 1970's Textbook of Sport Parachuting

Monterey, CA: Alma F. Gunby, 1969. 4th Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade paperback book with illustrated cardstock covers and a glued spine. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked gift notation on the front inside cover of the book. "Russ Gunby joined the US Army in 1940 and made his first jump in 1944 after trying for 3 years to get accepted into jump school. At the time, US Army regulations forbade soldiers from jumping outside of military operations jumps. Gunby disliked this rule and worked to get it changed. He did unofficial jumps, breaking the rules, by using surplus equipment and hiring a pilot for $50. He also founded the parachute club at Ft Ord, CA.... Russ Gunby, C-350, was the first skydiving instructor in the US and conducted the first Instructor's course in 1959 in Phoenix, AZ. He also established the Area Safety Officer (now S&TA) and the Conference (now Region) method of representation. Russ Gunby wrote a book called "Sport Parachuting - a basic handbook of sport parachuting" in 1960 when at age 38 while still in the Army. He mortgaged his home to produce the first printing. Later printings were underwritten by Jeppesen. More than 80,000 copies were sold. Gunby says of "Sport Parachuting" ... "In the beginning the book filled the void in the absence of knowledgable instructors. Today it's used to augment and reinforce student instruction, and that's good. It has done much more than I originally anticipated." (Parachuting History website). Very Good .

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Book number: 49286

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: Sports R. A. Gunby Parachuting