Robert Peterson
- Published in print:
- 1992
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780195076370
- eISBN:
- 9780199853786
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195076370.003.0039
- Subject:
- History, Cultural History
This chapter discusses the extremely talented Andrew (Rube) Foster who was a pitcher, a field manager, and the founder and stern administrator of the first viable Negro league. He was even deemed as ...
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This chapter discusses the extremely talented Andrew (Rube) Foster who was a pitcher, a field manager, and the founder and stern administrator of the first viable Negro league. He was even deemed as the most impressive figure in black baseball history. The chapter discusses Rube's early childhood and the events that made Foster what he became, playing for one league to the other. The chapter also discusses his managerial career after playing for major league. He formed the American Giants and served as its manager. He was regarded as a very effective manager minus some issues regarding the wages of the players. However, his playing acuity shouldn't be discounted. He was regarded as a very smart pitcher and was even described as one who pitches with his arm and his brain.Less
This chapter discusses the extremely talented Andrew (Rube) Foster who was a pitcher, a field manager, and the founder and stern administrator of the first viable Negro league. He was even deemed as the most impressive figure in black baseball history. The chapter discusses Rube's early childhood and the events that made Foster what he became, playing for one league to the other. The chapter also discusses his managerial career after playing for major league. He formed the American Giants and served as its manager. He was regarded as a very effective manager minus some issues regarding the wages of the players. However, his playing acuity shouldn't be discounted. He was regarded as a very smart pitcher and was even described as one who pitches with his arm and his brain.
Robert Peterson
- Published in print:
- 1992
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780195076370
- eISBN:
- 9780199853786
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195076370.003.0034
- Subject:
- History, Cultural History
Negro leagues come and go, and three reasons seem to supply the answer: that the leagues are underfinanced, that they lack leadership in the beginning, and that they never achieved the stability or ...
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Negro leagues come and go, and three reasons seem to supply the answer: that the leagues are underfinanced, that they lack leadership in the beginning, and that they never achieved the stability or discipline of white organized baseball due to the two reasons given. The chapter also tells us about Andrew Foster and his proposal of a national association patterned after the big leagues which later became the National Association of Colored Professional Baseball Clubs and the Negro National League, both of which became widely accepted among the baseball clubs. The Eastern Colored League was also opened but there was enmity between the two leagues. The chapter also discusses the effects of Foster's resignation from the League resulting in its subsequent death. A new Negro National League and the Negro American League were later formed and became successful.Less
Negro leagues come and go, and three reasons seem to supply the answer: that the leagues are underfinanced, that they lack leadership in the beginning, and that they never achieved the stability or discipline of white organized baseball due to the two reasons given. The chapter also tells us about Andrew Foster and his proposal of a national association patterned after the big leagues which later became the National Association of Colored Professional Baseball Clubs and the Negro National League, both of which became widely accepted among the baseball clubs. The Eastern Colored League was also opened but there was enmity between the two leagues. The chapter also discusses the effects of Foster's resignation from the League resulting in its subsequent death. A new Negro National League and the Negro American League were later formed and became successful.
