Jeff Obermeyer: 2 books
by Jeff Obermeyer
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2015
Before major-league professional sports came to the Northwest, Seattle had a rich minor-league sports history. In the winter, Saturday afternoons were for college football, but the nights were for hockey. From the late 1950s through the mid-1970s, hockey could only mean one thing--the Seattle Totems....
Baseball and the Bottom Line in World War II
Gunning for Profits on the Home Front
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013
How did the business of professional baseball fare during World War II? The sport, like many nonessential industries, struggled to find its place in society during a time of war. The men who ran the game faced government interference and manpower shortages that threatened to shut down their businesses...