Fair Dealing and Clean Playing: The Hilldale Club and the Development of Black Professional Baseball, 1910-1932 [Library Binding]

Neil Lanctot (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1994

The Hilldale Club of Darby, Pennsylvania (a Philadelphia suburb), was the dominant team in black baseball during the 1920s. Their success came about largely through the efforts of Hilldale president and manager Edward Bolden. Bolden's professionalism and reputation for fair play were instrumental in his forming the Eastern Colored League in 1922. The Hilldale Club and EC League flourished until 1927 when worsening economic conditions caused Bolden to lose control of his team. Traced here are the roots of the club, the development of black professional baseball and the three-tiered relationship between the Negro leagues, white semi-professional teams, and the major leagues.

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"a study of...one of the best teams in the pioneer Eastern Colored League" -- USA Today Baseball Weekly

"a thorough history...goes beyond player profiles and anecdotes" -- Dugout

About the Author

Neil Lanctot is the author of the critically acclaimed Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution. He has written for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Baltimore Sun, and several other journals and anthologies. He lives in West Chester, Pa. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 304 pages
• Publisher: McFarland & Company (September 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0899509886
• ISBN-13: 978-0899509884
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,440,632 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally - a good scholarly book on the Negro Leagues!, October 24, 2000

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This review is from: Fair Dealing and Clean Playing: The Hilldale Club and the Development of Black Professional Baseball, 1910-1932 (Library Binding)

This is an absorbing look at Hilldale club, a Philadelphia based black team. It also tells the story of how black baseball got started and prospered during the 1920s. There was a great deal in here in which I was not aware of before. Lots of great pix too! Highly recommended.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent, June 15, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Fair Dealing and Clean Playing: The Hilldale Club and the Development of Black Professional Baseball, 1910-1932 (Library Binding)

Always a baseball fan, I picked up this book randomly on an obscure shelf at the library because I did not know too much about the Negro Leagues. This book was EXCELLENT! From here, I read many other books about the Negro Leagues. Although geared more for the academic than the casual reader, I still highly recommend it.