DC sports the nation's capital at play / edited by Chris Elzey and David K. Wiggins.

Other author Elzey, Chris.
Other author Wiggins, David Kenneth, 1951-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoFayetteville, [Arkansas] : University Of Arkansas Press, 2015.
Descriptionxix, 399 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

Variant title District of Columbia sports
SeriesSport, culture & society
Sport, culture & society (University of Arkansas Press) ^A1271983
Contents Machine generated contents note: 1.The Extraordinary History of Cycling and Bike Racing in Washington, DC / John Bloom -- 2.Less Than Monumental: The Sad History of Sports Venues in Washington, DC / Ryan A. Swanson -- 3.The Biggest "Classic" of Them All: The Howard and Lincoln Thanksgiving Day Football Games, 1919 -- 29 / David K. Wiggins -- 4.Teeing Off against Jim Crow: Black Golf and Its Early Development in Washington, DC / Jomills Henry Braddock -- 5.Shirley Povich and the Tee Shot That Helped Launch DC Sportswriting / Dennis Gildea -- 6.Between the Lines: Women's Sports and the Press in Washington, DC / Sarah K. Fields -- 7.Exercising Civil Rights: Public Recreation and Racial Segregation in Washington, DC, 1900 -- 49 / Martha H. Verbrugge -- 8."The Greatest High School Basketball Game Ever Played": DeMatha vs. Power Memorial, 1965 / Chad Carlson -- 9.Whips, Darts, and Dips: The Rollercoaster Ride of Men's Professional Soccer in Washington, DC / John Nauright -- 10.Uniting a Divided City: The 1969 Washington Senators / Stephen J. Walker -- 11.George Allen, Richard Nixon, and the Washington Redskins: The Drive to Win in an Era of Stalemate / Stephen H. Norwood -- 12.A Little Big Man, a Fat Lady, and the Bullets' Remarkable Season / Chris Elzey -- 13.Assuming "Its Place among the Ice Hockey Centers of the Nation": The Capitals and Hockey in Washington, DC / John Soares -- 14."The People's Race": The Marine Corps Marathon and Distance Running in the Nation's Capital / Joseph M. Turrini -- 15.Georgetown Basketball in Reagan's America / Zack Tupper -- 16.Washington Baseball Fans: Losers No More / James R. Hartley -- 17.Washington Sports Memories, Personal and Collective / Daniel A. Nathan.
General noteNot distributed; available at Arkansas State Library.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 319-378) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015936738
ISBN1557286779 (pbk.)
ISBN9781557286772 (pbk.)
Other class# HI.F 3/178-8:D 3/2015