Clark the Cub joins a tradition rife with humiliation, betrayal, and murder. Also losing and futility.
Tag: Ring Lardner
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The migration of the hipster
The migration of the hipster: A Chicago history, 1898-present
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A century and change—there’s a new anthology of great Chicago sportswriting
Ron Rapoport publishes an anthology of Chicago sportswriting.
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The Hormel call to the pen
The White Sox stink it up against the Cubs in a “city serious” opener Monday
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Baseball fiction: Mythological hooey, you’re out
Taking issue with Chad Harbach’s baseball novel “The Art of Fielding”
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The good old days: not as good as they tell you
“In truth, the journalism era of [Ring] Lardner, Grantland Rice, and Damon Runyon was long on storytelling, short on actual probing, and done with a very selective use of facts. Figure it this way: The White Sox tossed the 1919 World Series, but it was not until almost a year later that the details were […]
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The untold story of the City Serious: Part One
Carlos Quentin is an All-Star, nationally and in Chicago.
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Bang the Drum for Mark Harris
An appreciation of Mark Harris, author of “The Southpaw” and “Bang the Drum Slowly.”