Gallico went where no other reporter dared, and for that he earned a permanent place in the pantheon of great American sportswriters alongside Ring Lardner, Red Smith, and Roger Kahn. Then, like a pitcher hanging up his cleats after throwing a perfect game, Gallico walked away to pursue other authorial interests, including the fiction that earned him his greatest renown. His parting gift to his devoted readers was Farewell to Sport, a collection of twenty-six of his finest pieces.
In these bulletins from the golden age of sports, Gallico profiles icons such as Babe Ruth, Bill Tilden, and Gene Tunney. He exposes the scripted drama of professional wrestling and the hypocrisy of big-time college football. And in feats of daring that went on to inspire a whole new school of journalism, he sacrifices his pride to meet the greatest athletes of the day on their own turf.
A brilliant snapshot of a fascinating era in sports history and a masterwork remarkably ahead of its time, Farewell to Sport is a fitting testament to the legacy of Paul Gallico. (less)
PAT'S REVIEW
| This was a book written in 1936. The author saying he was done with sports and has seen it all. He did not think he would see anyone better than the ones he had already seen. Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Bobby Jones. He also did not like where college football was going and that sure has happen. I will say the stories of the people he writes about are good and you can tell are from a sports writer from that period. The last part of the book are not anything I agree with and are definitely from that time. I got this book from Netgalley.com I gave it 3 stars. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com |
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