Johnny Kling - Bogen, Gil

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Résumé :
In the view of contemporary players and sportswriters, Chicago Cub Johnny Kling was one of the greatest catchers of all time. A strong batter, Kling was even better behind the plate, where his strong arm, quick reactions, and even his chatter harried the opposition. He was by all accounts an indispensable part of Cubs teams that won four National League pennants and two World Series titles between 1906 and 1910. Yet today he is remembered by historians as a player at the center of two unresolved questions: Was Johnny Kling's absence from baseball in 1909--during the prime of his career--the result of a salary holdout? And was he Jewish? This heavily researched biography ends the debate over those questions while restoring Kling to his place among the greats at his position. It covers in detail his exploits on and off the field (which included a world billiards championship in 1909) and his life after his playing career ended, when he became a philanthropist and gentleman farmer. The foreword is provided by Ernie Banks....

Biographie:
The late Gil Bogen was a retired psychiatrist. A SABR member and the author of several books about the Chicago Cubs and Cubs players, he lived in West Palm Beach, Florida....

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments?????
Foreword by Ernie Banks?????
Introduction?????

1. EXODUS FROM GERMANY?????
2. SOLACE IN CINCINNATI?????
3. THE EARLY YEARS?????
4. SETTING SAIL?????
5. A CHOPPY SEA?????
6. CHARTING A COURSE?????
7. WEATHERING STORMS?????
8. CLEARING SKIES?????
9. JUMPING SHIP?????
10. CLIMBING ABOARD?????
11. WALKING THE PLANK?????
12. TREADING WATER?????
13. A LAST VOYAGE?????
14. REST AND RELAXATION?????
15. DINNER AND THE THEATER?????
16. PEANUTS AND CRACKER JACK?????
17. SUGAR AND SPICE?????
18. THE GENTLEMAN FARMER?????
19. BREAD AND BUTTER?????
20. MEAT AND POTATOES?????
21. JUST ANOTHER DAY?????
22. JEWISH ANCESTRY, PART ONE?????
23. JEWISH ANCESTRY, PART TWO?????
24. JEWISH ANCESTRY, PART THREE?????
25. BASEBALL AND ANTI-SEMITISM?????
26. SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT?????

Conclusion?????
Appendix A: A Writer's Regard?????
Appendix B: Documents and Letters?????
Chapter Notes?????
Bibliography?????
Index?????
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