Glory of Their Times: Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told By the Men Who Played It

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	• Glory of Their Times: Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told By the Men Who Played It LAWRENCE S. RITTER, 1966 average customer review:based on 1 review
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Glory of Their Times: Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told By the Men Who Played It

Never got this book when it came out in the '60s and I was a kid. Sorry now that I didn't!

Fascinating tales of baseball now almost a century old. Back in the '60s many of these early players were still alive and Ritter interviewed them. He did a great job and you can learn so much from them. How much different baseball was a hundred years ago. Fans used to seeing any time a ball touches the dirt it's taken out of play would be amazed to find they often played games with one ball in 1908. Stained with tobacco juice and often lopsided after being smacked with a heavy bat, the ball was used until it was hit too far into the stands to get back. Catch a foul ball in the second row? You'd give it back, or else.

And games were often played in less than two hours. None of the pitcher's staring all arround and adjusting his uniform between pitches. Likewise the batter. No gloves to adjust, just step back in the box and wait for the pitch.

Al Besser

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