by Al Stump
Waner, Paul, 114, 192
Ward, Aaron, 289, 343
Ward, John Montgomery, 269
Ward, Robert, 229
Warner, Jack, 130
Warren Field (Augusta, GA), 57, 68, 81, 118, 306
Washington Nationals (also known as Capitals, Senators), 133, 134, 163, 172, 220, 238, 246, 280, 296
Washington, George (U.S. president), 37
Watson, James E. (U.S. senator), 386
Weaver, George (“Buck”), 235, 313, 314, 371. See also “Black Sox” affair
Webb, Del, 263
Weeghman, Charlie, 229
Weil, Sid, 402
Weilman, Carl, 227
Welzer, Tony, 388
West Side Ball Park (Chicago, IL), 156
West, Fred O., 371, 372, 376, 378, 380
Western League, 102
Wheat, Zack, 184, 267
Wheeler, John (President of the Wheeler News Syndicate), 231, 244, 299
White, Guy (“Doc”), 112, 149, 164
White, Sam, 74
Whitehill, Earl, 357
“Why I Went Into The Army” (Tyrus Cobb), 274
Wilhelm, Kaiser, 345
Willett, Edgar (“Eddie”), 123–24, 176
Williams, Charles (major in National Guard), 157
Williams, Claude (“Lefty”), 313. See also “Black Sox” affair
Williams, Fred (“Cy”), 289
Williams, Joe, 390
Williams, Ken, 338, 339
Williams, Ted, 23, 25, 114, 192, 290, 315, 316, 399, 400
Willis, Vic, 178, 179, 388
Wills, Maury, 249
Wilmer, Dr. William H., 365, 366
Wilson Base Ball Equipment Company, 293
Wilson, Frank, 342, 390
Wilson, Woodrow (U.S. president), 216–17, 252, 264, 266, 355, 382, 418
Wiltse, Hooks, 388
Wingo, Ivy, 345
Wolverton, Harry, 206
Wood, Dr. Hugh, 371, 372, 375, 376, 377, 380, 417, 420
Wood, Joe (“Smoky”), 370
Woodall, Larry, 349
Woodruff, Robert Winship (owner of Coca-Cola), 245, 284, 285, 286–87, 288, 299, 322
Workingmen’s Compensation Act, 336
World War I, 75, 128, 148, 168, 261, 262, 263, 264, 275, 276, 294, 401
World War II, 72, 193
Wrigley, William, 309
Y
“Yankee Doodle Dandy” (song), 170
Yankee Stadium, 163, 292, 312, 349, 351, 369, 390, 397, 420
Yarborough, Reverend John, 51, 52
Yaryan, Yam, 345
Yastrzemski, Carl, 193
Yawkey, William Hoover (“Good Times”), 16, 17, 106, 135, 136, 139, 145, 149, 203, 204, 221, 222, 223, 224, 226, 232, 237, 243, 280–81
Yelle, Archie, 279
Young, Denton (“Cy”), 41, 102, 146, 160, 322
Young, Ralph (“Pep”), 250, 330
Youngman, Heinie, 89, 90, 98
Z
Ziegfield Follies, 159
About the Author
Al Stump (1916–1995) was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. During World War II, he was a war correspondent, and afterward he worked as a sportswriter for national and regional publications, including Esquire, The Saturday Evening Post, True Magazine, American Heritage, Los Angeles Magazine, and Sports Illustrated. He wrote—both independently and in collaboration with famous athletes—six books, including Ty Cobb’s My Life in Baseball, Sam Snead’s Education of a Golfer, Champions Against Odds, and The Champion Breed. His article, “Ty Cobb’s Wild 10-Month Fight to Live,” written for True Magazine, won the Best American Sport Story award of 1962. It was the basis for the 1994 motion picture Cobb, directed by Ron Shelton.
For their support and assistance in numerous ways, I want to thank:
From baseball—Jimmie Reese; Lew Matlin of the Detroit Tigers; Tigers’ manager Sparky Anderson; Charlie Gehringer; Casey Stengel; Fred Haney; Frank “Lefty” O’Doul; Tris Speaker; Davy Jones; Herold “Muddy” Ruel; Branch Rickey; Mickey Cochrane; Heinie Manush; Ted Williams; Joe DiMaggio.
Also, Buddy Dyer and Wayne Wilson at the Amateur Athletic Foundation in Los Angeles, the Baseball Museum and Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, N.Y., the Burton Historical Collection at the Detroit Public Library, the Detroit News, the Detroit Free Press, the Los Angeles Times.
Also, at the Los Angeles Times—Jim Murray, Bill Dwyer, Earl Gustkey, and Larry Stewart.
And, Will Fowler; Gene Fowler; Elmer Griffin; Bill Henry; Arthur Sohikian; A. C. Ginn; Joe Cunningham; John Schouweiler; Ron Shelton—and, from Shelton’s office, Kellie Davis and Karin Freud—Robert Wuhl; Ron Birnbach.
And finally, for long-term help and support, Col. Barney Oldfield; Grace Buscher Guslander; Dr. Alan Herman; the Watermans—Sherry, Bobby, and Kylie; Shannon McVicar; Robyn Harper; my editor, Louis D. Rubin, Jr.; my agent, Michael Siegel; and for their helpful efforts, Jennifer Decker and my wife, Jo Mosher.
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ALSO BY AL STUMP
My Life in Baseball: The True Record
(by Ty Cobb, with Al Stump)
Education of a Golfer
(by Sam Snead, with Al Stump)
The Champion Breed
Champions Against Odds
The Official 1984 Olympic Guide Book