"Carl Becker's chronicle of these early teams captures the spirit of a sport just coming into its own - before the rules were formalized and when the promise of success seemed just within reach. Players played "for the crowd," spending nights on the bus, scrimmaging in roadside fields, enduring mud, disappointment, humiliation, and sometimes, triumph. Occasionally there was a band, and always a reporter."--BOOK JACKET. "As Home and Away follows the unique story of these fine, determined teams. It evokes the vibrant spirit of the era itself."--BOOK JACKET.
