The Complete New York Clipper Baseball Biographies: More Than 800 Sketches of Players, Managers, Owners, Umpires, Reporters and

'The New York clipper was the standard bearer of sports weeklies during the 19th century featuring a weekly biographical portrait of a sporting figure. More than 800 baseball players, managers, owners, umpires, and writers were portrayed. These biographies are collected in alphabetical order, with more than 600 line-art drawings. The book features a foreword by John Thorn'--Provided by publisher.