{"product_id":"the-wendell-smith-reader-9781476691756","title":"The Wendell Smith Reader","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   With the world''s eyes on Jackie Robinson, there were not many who noticed the sportswriter who traveled by the baseball star''s side in 1946-47. Wendell Smith was a pioneer not only in writing, but in broadcast media as well, with a career that spanned 1937-1972 and included more than 1,500 written pieces. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   After an extensive biographical sketch, this work presents a collection of Smith''s writings. Chapters are organized to present him as one who chronicled Black history, traveled extensively, challenged racism, noted progress in racial relations, criticized friends, praised enemies, and bid farewell to notable figures who passed before him. Black athletes covered in his writings include Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, Jesse Owens, Ernie Banks, and many more. When necessary, the editor provides commentary to provide context or illustrate key points.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA splendid and important book.\"—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \"For the first time in more than 50 years, Chicago's avid sports fandom can refamiliarize themselves with the insightful and generous writings of Wendell Smith.\"—\u003ci\u003eChicago Reader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: Wendell Smith's \"Life of Splendor and Excitement\" by Michael Marsh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Remembering Wendell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecember 9, 1972, Hazel Garland's Things to Talk About, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 13\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecember 9, 1972, Louis Martin's The Big Parade: \"We Mourn a notable friend,\" The Pittsburgh Courier, p. 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecember 16, 1972, Dick Young, The Sporting News, p. 16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Black History\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuly 30, 1938, Smitty's Sport Spurts, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarch 6, 1943, Sports Beat, \"Young Frank Dixon Refutes Old Myth About Durability of Negro Runners,\" Pittsburgh Courier, p. 19\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAugust 31, 1946, Sports Beat, \"Marshall Bowling King,\" Pittsburgh Courier, p. 16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAugust 16, 1947, Sports Beat, \"Louis Amateur King; Rhodes Tops Pros in Courier Meet,\" Pittsburgh Courier, p. 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMay 7, 1949, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 22\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJanuary 7, 1950, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 20\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJanuary 3, 1959, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 25\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarch 25, 1961, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 38\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJanuary 20, 1962, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 45\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJune 22, 1963, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeptember 21, 1963, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarch 28, 1964, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 19\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuly 4, 1964, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeptember 5, 1964, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOctober 22, 1966, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecember 17, 1966, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuly 20, 1971, \"Golfing riches still elude Sifford\" by Wendell Smith, Chicago Sun-Times, p. 81\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMay 9, 1972, \"Pressure hasn't bothered Aaron in push for Ruth's homer mark\" by Wendell Smith, Chicago Sun-Times, p. 98\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Jackie Robinson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApril 27, 1946, The Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJune 7, 1947, The Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarch 19, 1949, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMay 19, 1951, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFebruary 26, 1955, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJanuary 19, 1957, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 25\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFebruary 9, 1957, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 25\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMay 20, 1959, The Sporting News, p. 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJune 3, 1961, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 34\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMay 17, 1964, \"Changing Times in the U.S. and England,\" Chicago Tribune, p. 190\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJanuary 26, 1971, \"Jackie Robinson discusses old adversary Leo,\" Chicago Sun-Times, p. 72\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNovember 4, 1972, \"The Jackie Robinson I Knew,\" Pittsburgh Courier, p. 9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Foreign Affairs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuly 19, 1941, Smitty's Sports Spurts, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJanuary 10, 1948, Pittsburgh Courier, pp. 1, 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApril 10, 1948, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 13\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAugust 14, 1948, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNovember 7, 1953, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuly 25, 1959, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 25\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMay 12, 1962, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 45\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApril 27, 1963, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 11\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuly 27, 1963, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecember 3, 1972, Tuesday at Home Magazine, \"Should the Olympic Games Be Continued,\" pp. 269–275\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Confronting Racism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecember 10, 1938, Smitty's Sport Spurts, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNovember 9, 1940, Smitty's Sport Spurts, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 18\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFebruary 23, 1946, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJanuary 26, 1952, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNovember 9, 1957, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 24\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeptember 24, 1960, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 25\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJanuary 28, 1961, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 37\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApril 15, 1961, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 38\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJanuary 6, 1962, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 32\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAugust 15, 1964, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAugust 4, 1970, \"Dark still bothered by racist charge,\" Chicago Sun-Times, p. 75\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOctober 31, 1964, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarch 13, 1965, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFebruary 3, 1970, \"Ashe is caught in South Africa dilemma,\" Chicago Sun-Times, p. 80\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Friendly Fire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMay 14, 1938, Smitty's Sport Spurts, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 17\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJune 17, 1939, Smitty's Sport Spurts, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 17\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecember 18, 1943, Smitty's Sports Spurts, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeptember 1, 1945, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJanuary 26, 1946, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJanuary 24, 1948, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarch 12, 1949, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJanuary 12, 1957, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 22\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuly 18, 1959, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 25\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecember 7, 1963, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOctober 3, 1964, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Progress\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOctober 29, 1938, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 17\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAugust 19, 1939, \"'Owners Will Admit Negro Players If Fans Demand Them'—Cards' Pilot,\" Pittsburgh Courier, p. 16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecember 7, 1940, Smitty's Sport Spurts, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 17\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFebruary 9, 1946, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOctober 4, 1947, Sports Beat, \"The Series Takes The Town…,\" Pittsburgh Courier, p. 13\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecember 29, 1951, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAugust 8, 1953, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuly 3, 1954, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJune 22, 1957, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 25\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAugust 2, 1958, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 25\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeptember 17, 1960, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 52\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecember 8, 1962, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 18\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarch 26, 1966, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 11\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFebruary 27, 1971, We Believe… by C.C. Johnson Spink, Editor and Publisher, The Sporting News, pp. 17, 30\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Women!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMay 15, 1948, \"Now the 'New Look' Is in the Fight Game,\" Pittsburgh Courier, p. 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeptember 18, 1948, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 22\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuly 29, 1950, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 22\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJune 20, 1953, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeptember 25, 1954, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAugust 24, 1957, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 25\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. Muhammad Ali\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAugust 3, 1963, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJanuary 16, 1965, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecember 11, 1965, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJanuary 20, 1970, \"Foggy future keeps Cassius on the move,\" Chicago Sun-Times, p. 73\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeptember 23, 1970, \"Long layoff Ali undoing,\" Chicago Sun-Times, p. 87\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNovember 17, 1970, \"Chamberlain vs. Clay? It's a good idea,\" Chicago Sun-Times, p. 80\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarch 9, 1971, \"'I Ain't No Champ,' Moans Once Invincible Ex-Champ,\" Chicago Sun-Times, p. 28\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJune 22, 1971, \"A new Ali faces uncertain future,\" Chicago Sun-Times, p. 81\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Loss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMay 15, 1943, Smitty's Sports Spurts, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 18\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecember 2, 1944, Smitty's Sports Spurts, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNovember 20, 1948, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuly 19, 1952, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecember 25, 1954, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, pp. 1, 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNovember 30, 1963, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAugust 5, 1964, Sports Beat, Chicago Daily Defender, pp. 22, 28\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNovember 27, 1965, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApril 2, 1966, Sports Beat, Pittsburgh Courier, p. 15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040515981655,"sku":"9781476691756","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476691756.jpg?v=1750946987","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-wendell-smith-reader-9781476691756","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}